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Alex Borstein
Actor, Writer, Producer
Born February 15, 1971 (51 years)
Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (born February 15, 1973) 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.
Filmography
| 2022 | The Bad Guys · as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice) |
| 2021 | Resident Alien (TV Series) · as Carlyn |
| 2021 | Extinct · as Mali (voice) |
| 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 | The Angry Birds Movie · as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice) |
| 2016 | Man Rots from the Head · as Gladys |
| 2016 | Son of Zorn (TV Series) · as Elizabeth |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (TV Series) · as Miss Celine |
| 2016 | Animals. (TV Series) · as Lois Griffin |
| 2016 | Bordertown (2016) (TV Series) · as Janice 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 |
| 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) |
| 2014 | Delirium (TV Series) · as Lois Griffin (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Getting On (US) (TV Series) · as Dawn Forchette |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex (TV Series) · as Loretta |
| 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 | Bunheads (TV Series) · as Hooker |
| 2012 | Bunk (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2011 | Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! · as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice) |
| 2011 | Workaholics (TV Series) · as Colleen Walker |
| 2011 | Shameless (US) (TV Series) · as Lou Deckner |
| 2010 | Killers · as Mrs. Baily |
| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks · as Red Hair Woman (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Preshi |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2008 | Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2007 | The Lookout · as Mrs. Lange |
| 2007 | Slacker Cats (TV Series) · as Latoyah |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2006 | Little Man · as Janet |
| 2006 | Talkshow with Spike Feresten (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. · as Natalie |
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming · as Obnoxious Hummer Lady |
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story · as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Vanessa / Condoleezza Rice / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2005 | Too Late With Adam Carolla (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Catwoman · as Sally |
| 2004 | Seeing Other People · as Tracy |
| 2004 | Drawn Together (TV Series) · as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice) |
| 2003 | Bad Santa · as Milwaukee Mom with Photo (uncredited) |
| 2003 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie · as Miss Ungermeyer |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Christine O'Donnell |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Showtime · as Casting Director |
| 2002 | Bad Boy · as Darcy Smits |
| 2002 | 3 South (TV Series) · as Becky |
| 2001 | Gary & Mike (TV Series) · as Maya |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Wonder Woman |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly · as Bidding Customer |
| 2000 | Titus (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls (TV Series) · as Drella |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
| 1996 | Beetleborgs (TV Series) · as Cataclaws |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Bitter Woman on Stage |
| 1993 | Power Rangers (TV Series) · as Queen Machina (voice) |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Evelyn |