Alex Borstein
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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
Credits
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Ted (2012)
as John's Mom
The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
The Bad Guys (2022)
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Little Man (2006)
as Janet
ParaNorman (2012)
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Catwoman (2004)
as Sally
Killers (2010)
as Mrs. Baily
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
as Millie
Extinct (2021)
as Mali (voice)
Bad Santa (2003)
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
as Miss Ungermeyer
Showtime (2002)
as Casting Director
Love the Coopers (2015)
as Angie Cooper
The Lookout (2007)
as Mrs. Lange
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
as Natalie
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (2007)
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! (2010)
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
Seeing Other People (2004)
as Tracy
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
The Thick of It (2007)
as Hope Mueller
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas (2001)
as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise (2014)
as Wonder Woman (voice)
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (2012)
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie (2009)
as Lois Griffin (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship (2015)
as Wonder Woman (voice)
The Bad Guys 3 (—)
as Commisioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Dawg (2002)
as Darcy Smits
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (2009)
as Self / Various (voice)
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special (2015)
as Self
Maraschino Ruby (2022)
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
For Christ's Sake (2011)
as Mrs. Marcus
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer (2004)
as Betty Henderson
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest (1996)
as Queen Machina (voice)
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' (2022)
as Self
Man Rots from the Head (2016)
as Gladys
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits (2023)
as Self
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way) (2006)
Actor
Turn the Lights Back On (—)
as Emma