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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116219
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Filmography (Movies)
The Bad Guys 2
Character:Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Release Date:24/07/2025
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2023
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2022
Maraschino Ruby
Character:Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Release Date:15/06/2022
The Bad Guys
Character:Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Release Date:17/03/2022
Extinct
Character:Mali (voice)
Release Date:11/02/2021
Man Rots from the Head
Character:Gladys
Release Date:10/08/2016
The Angry Birds Movie
Character:Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
Release Date:11/05/2016
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2015
Love the Coopers
Character:Angie Cooper
Release Date:12/11/2015
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Character:Wonder Woman (voice)
Release Date:18/10/2015
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Character:Millie
Release Date:22/05/2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Character:Wonder Woman (voice)
Release Date:06/04/2014
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Character:Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
Release Date:09/09/2012
ParaNorman
Character:Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Release Date:03/08/2012
Ted
Character:John's Mom
Release Date:29/06/2012
For Christ's Sake
Character:Mrs. Marcus
Release Date:12/06/2011
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Character:Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
Release Date:21/12/2010
Dinner for Schmucks
Character:Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
Release Date:30/07/2010
Killers
Character:Mrs. Baily
Release Date:04/06/2010
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Character:Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
Release Date:22/12/2009
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Character:Self / Various (voice)
Release Date:08/11/2009
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Character:Lois Griffin (voice)
Release Date:19/05/2009
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Character:Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
Release Date:21/01/2008
The Lookout
Character:Mrs. Lange
Release Date:09/03/2007
The Thick of It
Character:Hope Mueller
Release Date:01/01/2007
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
Character:
Release Date:14/11/2006
Little Man
Character:Janet
Release Date:31/08/2006
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Character:Natalie
Release Date:16/09/2005
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Character:Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Release Date:23/07/2005
Kicking & Screaming
Character:Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/2005
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
Character:Betty Henderson
Release Date:07/11/2004
Catwoman
Character:Sally
Release Date:22/07/2004
Seeing Other People
Character:Tracy
Release Date:07/05/2004
Bad Santa
Character:Milwaukee Mom with Photo
Release Date:26/11/2003
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Character:Miss Ungermeyer
Release Date:02/05/2003
Showtime
Character:Casting Director
Release Date:14/03/2002
Dawg
Character:Darcy Smits
Release Date:21/02/2002
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Character:Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
Release Date:21/12/2001
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
Character:Queen Machina (voice)
Release Date:06/08/1996
Television Appearances
Resident Alien
Character:Carlyn
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Character:Self - Contestant
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Character:Wilma (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Las que faltaban
Character:Invitada
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Character:Susie Myerson
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Character:Drella
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Character:Miss Celine
Bordertown
Character:Janice Buckwald
Bordertown
Character:Becky Buckwald
Life in Pieces
Character:Linette
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Delirium
Character:Lois Griffin (archive footage)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Getting On
Character:Dawn Forchette
Masters of Sex
Character:Loretta
Bunk
Character:
Workaholics
Character:Colleen Walker
Shameless
Character:Lou Deckner
Hot in Cleveland
Character:Preshi
The Cleveland Show
Character:
The Cleveland Show
Character:Hadassah Lowenstein (voice)
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
Character:Various Characters (voice)
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Character:
Too Late with Adam Carolla
Character:
American Dad!
Character:
Drawn Together
Character:Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
Drawn Together
Character:AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
Celebrity Blackjack
Character:
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
Gary & Mike
Character:Maya (voice)
Gilmore Girls
Character:Drella
Gilmore Girls
Character:Miss Celine
Titus
Character:Nicky
Family Guy
Character:Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
Character:Cataclaws (voice)
MADtv
Character:Various
MADtv
Character:Ms Swan / Karen
MADtv
Character:Ms. Swan, Mama Brightling
Friends
Character:Bitter Woman on Stage
Frasier
Character:Evelyn
Power Rangers
Character:Queen Machina (voice)
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