Alex Borstein
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.
Known For
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Ted
2012
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Friends
1994
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Family Guy
1999
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
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The Angry Birds Movie
2016
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Catwoman
2004
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Shameless
2011
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ParaNorman
2012
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The Bad Guys
2022
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Bad Santa
2003
Acting
2023
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
as Self
2022
The Bad Guys
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
2022
Maraschino Ruby
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
2022
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
as Self
2021
Extinct
as Mali (voice)
2021
Resident Alien
as Carlyn
(1 episode)
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
(1 episode)
2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Wilma (voice)
(1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2019
Las que faltaban
as Invitada
(1 episode)
2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Susie Myerson
(43 episodes)
2016
The Angry Birds Movie
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
2016
Man Rots from the Head
as Gladys
2016
Bordertown
as Becky Buckwald
(13 episodes)
2016
Bordertown
as Janice Buckwald
(13 episodes)
2016
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Drella
(1 episode)
2016
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Miss Celine
(1 episode)
2015
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
as Self
2015
Love the Coopers
as Angie Cooper
2015
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
as Wonder Woman (voice)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(1 episode)
2015
Life in Pieces
as Linette
(1 episode)
2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Wonder Woman (voice)
2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Millie
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Delirium
as Lois Griffin (archive footage)
(1 episode)
2013
Getting On
as Dawn Forchette
(18 episodes)
2013
Masters of Sex
as Loretta
(1 episode)
2012
Ted
as John's Mom
2012
ParaNorman
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
2012
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
2012
Bunk
2011
For Christ's Sake
as Mrs. Marcus
2011
Workaholics
as Colleen Walker
(3 episodes)
2011
Shameless
as Lou Deckner
(5 episodes)
2010
Killers
as Mrs. Baily
2010
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
2010
Dinner for Schmucks
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
2010
Hot in Cleveland
as Preshi
(1 episode)
2009
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
as Self / Various (voice)
2009
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
as Lois Griffin (voice)
2009
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
2009
The Cleveland Show
2009
The Cleveland Show
as Hadassah Lowenstein (voice)
(1 episode)
2008
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
as Various Characters (voice)
(50 episodes)
2007
The Lookout
as Mrs. Lange
2007
The Thick of It
as Hope Mueller
2007
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
2006
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
2006
Little Man
as Janet
2006
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Natalie
2005
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
2005
Kicking & Screaming
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
2005
Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005
American Dad!
2004
Catwoman
as Sally
2004
Seeing Other People
as Tracy
2004
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
as Betty Henderson
2004
Drawn Together
as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
(1 episode)
2004
Celebrity Blackjack
2004
Drawn Together
as AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
(1 episode)
2003
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
as Miss Ungermeyer
2003
Bad Santa
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(2 episodes)
2002
Showtime
as Casting Director
2002
Dawg
as Darcy Smits
2002
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
(1 episode)
2001
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
2001
Gary & Mike
as Maya (voice)
(1 episode)
2000
Titus
as Nicky
(1 episode)
2000
Gilmore Girls
as Drella
(4 episodes)
2000
Gilmore Girls
as Miss Celine
(2 episodes)
1999
Family Guy
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
(455 episodes)
1996
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
as Queen Machina (voice)
1996
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
as Cataclaws (voice)
(1 episode)
1995
MADtv
as Various
(109 episodes)
1995
MADtv
as Ms. Swan, Mama Brightling
(1 episode)
1995
MADtv
as Ms Swan / Karen
(1 episode)
1994
Friends
as Bitter Woman on Stage
(1 episode)
1993
Power Rangers
as Queen Machina (voice)
(50 episodes)
1993
Frasier
as Evelyn
(1 episode)
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The Bad Guys 3
as Commisioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Writing
2023
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
Writer
2011
Shameless
Writer
2009
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Writer
2006
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
Writer
2005
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Writer
1999
Family Guy
Writer
1998
Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain
Writer
1996
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper
Writer
Production
2020
Bombardier Blood
Executive Producer
2009
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Supervising Producer
2007
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Supervising Producer
1999
Family Guy
Producer