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.
Acting
Movie
Ted
as John's Mom
2012
TV
Friends
as Bitter Woman on Stage
1994
TV
Family Guy
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
1999
Movie
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Millie
2014
Movie
The Angry Birds Movie
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
2016
Movie
Catwoman
as Sally
2004
TV
Shameless
as Lou Deckner
2011
Movie
ParaNorman
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
2012
Movie
The Bad Guys
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
2022
Movie
Bad Santa
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
2003
TV
American Dad!
2005
Movie
Killers
as Mrs. Baily
2010
Movie
Dinner for Schmucks
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
2010
Movie
Little Man
as Janet
2006
TV
Drawn Together
as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
2004
TV
Drawn Together
as AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
2004
Movie
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
as Miss Ungermeyer
2003
TV
Gilmore Girls
as Drella
2000
TV
Gilmore Girls
as Miss Celine
2000
Movie
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Natalie
2005
Movie
Showtime
as Casting Director
2002
TV
Resident Alien
as Carlyn
2021
TV
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Susie Myerson
2017
TV
Frasier
as Evelyn
1993
Crew
TV
Family Guy
Writer
1999
TV
Shameless
Writer
2011
Movie
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Writer
2005
Movie
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Supervising Producer
2007
TV
Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain
Writer
1998
TV
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper
Writer
1996
Movie
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Supervising Producer
2009
Movie
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
Writer
2023
Movie
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Writer
2009
Movie
Bombardier Blood
Executive Producer
2020
Movie
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
Writer
2006