Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson (born August 2, 1959) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the series Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1992.

Early life
Jackson was born in Miami, Florida, Her mother was Marlene Esther (née Blackstad) and her father was James McCaslin Jackson, a gym coach. From the age of 5 until she was 18, Jackson's father trained her in gymnastics.

After graduating from high school, Jackson went to Florida Bible College in Hollywood, Florida, later moving to Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina on a gymnastics scholarship. At Furman, she was cast in her first play. She moved to Auburn University in 1979, for her senior year, changing her major to theater. Halfway through her senior year, she left Auburn to start an acting career.

In the 2000s, Jackson got a degree in theatre from Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Health
Jackson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She announced in August 2024 that her breast cancer had metastasized to her windpipe and was terminal.

Filmography

Bizarre (1985)
Stoogemania (1986) - Nurse Grabatit
Baby Boom (1987) - Eve
The Pick-up Artist (1987) - Lulu
Casual Sex? (1988) - Melissa
The Couch Trip (1988) - Robin
Dream a Little Dream (1989) - Kit
UHF (1989) - Teri Campbell
Family Business (1989) - Christine
I Love You to Death (1990) - Lacey
Sesame Street (1991) - Sid
The Undercover Kid (1993) - Cat
In the Heat of the Night (1994) - Beverly
The Weird Al Show  (Sept-Dec 1997) - Herself
Nightmare Ned (1997) - Sarah Needlemeyer (voice)
No More Baths (1998) -  Charlotte
 Touched by an Angel (1998)- Waitress 
The X-Files (1999) - Shelia Fontaine
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series) (2000) - Annabelle Saberhagen
Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective (2000) - Vava LaVoom
 The Wheels on the Bus (2000s) - Moon Mouse
Brother White (2012) - Victoria
Fat Chance (2015) - Nancy
 The Matchbreaker (2016) - Mrs. Taylor
Altar Egos (2017) - Barbara
Heaven Bound (2017) - Miss Thompson
Jingle Smells (2023) - Enchantress Kale

Books
 Is My Bow Too Big? How I Went from Saturday Night Live to the Tea Party, 2012, 
 Lavender Hair: 21 Devotions for Women with Breast Cancer, 2017, 

Related pages
List of people from Miami

References

Other websites

Victoria Jackson Official Website

Category:Actors from Miami
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Comedians from Miami
Category:1959 births
Category:Living people