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Alex Borstein

Alex Borstein

Actor · Born 1971-02-15 · Highland, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for her long-running role as Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv. A native of Highland Park, Illinois, Borstein is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where she studied rhetoric. She was trained in improvisational comedy at the ACME Comedy Theatre, near Hollywood, California, and was selected to join MADtv after being scouted by talent agents who noticed her work at the theatre. She was a writer and voice actor for several television shows, including Casper, Pinky and the Brain and Power Rangers: Zeo, before joining the cast of MADtv as a featured player, and later as a repertory player in 1997. As an actress, she has made appearances in such films as The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Catwoman and Dinner for Schmucks.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Ted (2012) — John's Mom
  2. Friends (1994) — Bitter Woman on Stage
  3. Family Guy (1999) — Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
  4. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) — Millie
  5. The Angry Birds Movie (2016) — Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
  6. Catwoman (2004) — Sally
  7. Shameless (2011) — Lou Deckner
  8. ParaNorman (2012) — Mrs. Henscher (voice)
  9. The Bad Guys (2022) — Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
  10. Bad Santa (2003) — Milwaukee Mom with Photo
  11. American Dad! (2005)
  12. Killers (2010) — Mrs. Baily
  13. Dinner for Schmucks (2010) — Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
  14. Little Man (2006) — Janet
  15. Drawn Together (2004) — Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
  16. The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) — Miss Ungermeyer
  17. Gilmore Girls (2000) — Drella
  18. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) — Natalie
  19. Showtime (2002) — Casting Director
  20. Resident Alien (2021) — Carlyn
  21. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) — Susie Myerson
  22. Frasier (1993) — Evelyn
  23. Love the Coopers (2015) — Angie Cooper
  24. Power Rangers (1993) — Queen Machina (voice)
  25. The Bad Guys 2 (2025) — Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
  26. The Lookout (2007) — Mrs. Lange
  27. Kicking & Screaming (2005) — Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
  28. The Cleveland Show (2009)
  29. Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! (2010) — Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
  30. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) — Drella
  31. Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) — Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
  32. Masters of Sex (2013) — Loretta
  33. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  34. Workaholics (2011) — Colleen Walker
  35. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  36. Extinct (2021) — Mali (voice)
  37. Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009) — Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
  38. Life in Pieces (2015) — Linette
  39. Hot in Cleveland (2010) — Preshi
  40. MADtv (1995) — Various