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Alex Borstein
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn February 15, 1971 (54 years)
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.
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
Alex Borstein Filmography
| 2025 | The Bad Guys 2 · as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice) |
| 2022 | The Bad Guys · as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice) |
| 2021 | Extinct · as Mali (voice) |
| 2021 | Resident Alien (TV Series) · as Carlyn |
| 2020 | Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (TV Series) · as Wilma (voice) |
| 2019 | Las que faltaban (TV Series) · as Invitada |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV Series) · as Susie Myerson |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (TV Series) · as Miss Celine |
| 2016 | Son of Zorn (TV Series) · as Elizabeth |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie · as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice) |
| 2016 | Animals. (TV Series) · as Lois Griffin |
| 2016 | Bordertown (2016) (TV Series) · as Becky Buckwald |
| 2015 | Love the Coopers · as Angie Cooper |
| 2015 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship · as Wonder Woman (voice) |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces (TV Series) · as Linette |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Delirium (TV Series) · as Lois Griffin (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West · as Millie |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise · as Wonder Woman (voice) |
| 2013 | Getting On (US) (TV Series) · as Dawn Forchette |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex (TV Series) · as Loretta |
| 2012 | Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special · as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice) |
| 2012 | ParaNorman · as Mrs. Henscher (voice) |
| 2012 | Ted · as John's Mom |
| 2012 | Bunheads (TV Series) · as Hooker |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Shameless (US) (TV Series) · as Lou Deckner |
| 2011 | Workaholics (TV Series) · as Colleen Walker |
| 2010 | For Christ's Sake · as Mrs. Marcus |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Preshi |
| 2010 | Killers · as Mrs. Baily |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Hadassah Lowenstein (voice) |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 2009 | Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie · as Lois Griffin (voice) |
| 2008 | Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (TV Series) · as Various Characters (voice) |
| 2008 | Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest · as Lois Griffin As Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt As Aunt Beru (voice) |
| 2007 | Family Guy 100th Episode Special · as Lois Griffin |
| 2007 | Slacker Cats (TV Series) · as Latoyah |
| 2007 | The Lookout · as Mrs. Lange |
| 2007 | The Thick of It · as Hope Mueller |
| 2006 | Talkshow with Spike Feresten (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Little Man · as Janet |
| 2006 | Family Guy: Happy Freakin' Christmas · as Lois Griffin |
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story · as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice) |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. · as Natalie |
| 2005 | Too Late With Adam Carolla (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming · as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited) |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Wonder Woman |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer! · as Betty Henderson |
| 2004 | Drawn Together (TV Series) · as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice) |
| 2004 | Catwoman · as Sally |
| 2004 | Seeing Other People · as Tracy |
| 2003 | Bad Santa · as Milwaukee Mom With Photo |
| 2003 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie · as Miss Ungermeyer |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Christine O'donnell |
| 2002 | 3 South (TV Series) · as Becky |
| 2002 | Showtime · as Casting Director |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas · as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice) |
| 2001 | Gary & Mike (TV Series) · as Maya (voice) |
| 2001 | Sweet J Presents · as Demi Moore |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls:Unaired Pilot · as Sookie St. James |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls (TV Series) · as Drella |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly · as Bidding Customer |
| 2000 | Titus (TV Series) · as Nicky |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
| 1996 | Beetleborgs (TV Series) · as Cataclaws (voice) |
| 1996 | Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest · as Queen Machina (voice) |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Bitter Woman On Stage |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Evelyn |
| 1993 | Power Rangers (TV Series) · as Queen Machina (voice) |
| 2023 | |
| 2011 | Shameless (US) (TV Series) |
| 2009 | |
| 2005 | |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Monster Farm (TV Series) |
| 1996 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (TV Series) |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Bombardier Blood · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Shameless (US) (TV Series) · as Consulting Producer |
| 2009 | Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story · as Co-Producer |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) |
| 2024 | The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits · as Self |
| 2022 | The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2020 | The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2019 | The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2018 | The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Celebrity Name Game (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | @midnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Family Guy: 200 Episodes Later · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show · as Self / Various (voice) |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Test (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie · as Supervising Producer |
| 2008 | Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest · as Supervising Producer |
| 1998 | Histeria! (TV Series) · as Written By |