Lori Alan
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Lori Alan (née Denniberg, born July 18, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. She voices the long-running role of Pearl Krabs the Whale on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voices news anchor Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear video game series, as well as various voices on Hey Arnold!. She voiced for movies including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Inside Out, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Minions, and as Bonnie's Mom in Toy Story 3, 4 and 5 (and Toy Story Toons). She started acting at age five, making her television debut in a Shakey's Pizza commercial. Her stage debut was as Annie's youngest sister in a local community theater production of Annie Get Your Gun. A longtime member of New York's Gotham City Improv (Groundlings East), she went on to Emerson College and graduated with honors from Tisch School of the Arts.
Known for
Credits
Toy Story 5 (2026)
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Hoppers (2026)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Inside Out (2015)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
as Additional Voices (voice)
WALL·E (2008)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Monsters University (2013)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Grinch (2018)
as Additional Voices (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
as Pearl (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
as Pearl (voice)
Minions (2015)
as Additional Voices (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
as Pearl (voice) (uncredited)
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
as Additional Voice (voice)
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
as Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
as Marilyn (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017)
as Mrs. Teevee (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
as Mrs. Anderson (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
as Wife Mrs. Habib
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (2024)
as Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (2007)
as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
Riley's First Date? (2015)
as Mom's Sadness (voice)
Time Travel Mater (2012)
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Boys on the Side (1995)
as Girl with Attitude
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special (2023)
as Pearl
Holy Matrimony (1994)
as Cleopatra
SpongeBob LongPants (2016)
as Fish Woman #1 (voice)
Small Fry (2011)
as Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
Air Mater (2011)
as Blue Hawk (voice)
Monster Truck Mater (2010)
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Partysaurus Rex (2012)
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
as Diane Simmons (voice)
SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip (2011)
as Pearl Krabs (voice)
Unidentified Flying Mater (2009)
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas (2024)
as Pearl (voice)
The Way You Look Tonight (2019)
as Mom - Marguerite
Heavy Metal Mater (2010)
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Tokyo Mater (2008)
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
And Then There Were Fewer (2010)
as Diane Simmons (voice)
The Radiator Springs 500½ (2014)
as Additional Voices (voice)
It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (2012)
as Pearl
LeapFrog: Math Circus (2004)
as Green (voice)
Larry and Steve (1997)
as Cindy/Loudspeaker Voice
The Fluffer (2001)
as Harmony
Achmed Saves America (2014)
as Evelyn (voice)
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout (2019)
as Pearl / Pet Shop Woman
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
as Anita Levine
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)
as Karen Kupfer
It Takes Three (2021)
as Sara Berger
The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins (1994)
as Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
Norman Television (2016)
as Marilyn (voice)
Dean Slater: Resident Advisor (2013)
as Mrs. Harris
Virtual Oz (1996)
as Auntie Scraps (voice)
Rescuing Madison (2014)
as Angela Park
Garage Sale (1996)
as Gwen
Catalogue of Noses (2025)
as Debbie
Rolling with Dad (2013)
Actor
The Feeling Expert (—)
as Janice
Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
as Bonnie's mom (voice)