Alex Borstein

Biography

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

Family Guy

Shameless

American Dad!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Friends

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Gilmore Girls

All Movies (42)

• The Bad Guys 22025 · as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
• Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits2023 · as Self
• Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'2022 · as Self
• Maraschino Ruby2022 · as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
• The Bad Guys2022 · as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
• Extinct2021 · as Mali (voice)
• Man Rots from the Head2016 · as Gladys
• The Angry Birds Movie2016 · as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
• TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special2015 · as Self
• Love the Coopers2015 · as Angie Cooper
• Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship2015 · as Wonder Woman (voice)
• A Million Ways to Die in the West2014 · as Millie
• Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise2014 · as Wonder Woman (voice)
• Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special2012 · as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
• ParaNorman2012 · as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
• Ted2012 · as John's Mom
• For Christ's Sake2011 · as Mrs. Marcus
• 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)
• Dinner for Schmucks2010 · as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
• Killers2010 · as Mrs. Baily
• Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side2009 · as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
• Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show2009 · as Self / Various (voice)
• Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie2009 · as Lois Griffin (voice)
• The Thick of It2007 · as Hope Mueller
• Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest2007 · as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
• The Lookout2007 · as Mrs. Lange
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)2006
• Little Man2006 · as Janet
• Good Night, and Good Luck.2005 · as Natalie
• Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story2005 · as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
• Kicking & Screaming2005 · as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
• Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer2004 · as Betty Henderson
• Catwoman2004 · as Sally
• Seeing Other People2004 · as Tracy
• Bad Santa2003 · as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
• The Lizzie McGuire Movie2003 · as Miss Ungermeyer
• Showtime2002 · as Casting Director
• Dawg2002 · as Darcy Smits
• A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas2001 · as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
• Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest1996 · as Queen Machina (voice)
• The Bad Guys 3— · as Commisioner Misty Luggins (voice)
• Turn the Lights Back On— · as Emma

All TV Shows (43)

• Resident Alien2021 · as Carlyn
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens2020 · as Wilma (voice)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Las que faltaban2019 · as Invitada
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017 · as Susie Myerson
• Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life2016 · as Drella
• Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life2016 · as Miss Celine
• Bordertown2016 · as Becky Buckwald
• Bordertown2016 · as Janice Buckwald
• Life in Pieces2015 · as Linette
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Delirium2014 · as Lois Griffin (archive footage)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Getting On2013 · as Dawn Forchette
• Masters of Sex2013 · as Loretta
• Bunk2012
• Workaholics2011 · as Colleen Walker
• Shameless2011 · as Lou Deckner
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Preshi
• The Cleveland Show2009
• The Cleveland Show2009 · as Hadassah Lowenstein (voice)
• Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy2008 · as Various Characters (voice)
• Talkshow with Spike Feresten2006
• Too Late with Adam Carolla2005
• American Dad!2005
• Drawn Together2004 · as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
• Drawn Together2004 · as AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
• Celebrity Blackjack2004
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks2002 · as Self
• Gary & Mike2001 · as Maya (voice)
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Drella
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Miss Celine
• Titus2000 · as Nicky
• Family Guy1999 · as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
• Big Bad BeetleBorgs1996 · as Cataclaws (voice)
• MADtv1995 · as Various
• MADtv1995 · as Ms. Swan, Mama Brightling
• MADtv1995 · as Ms Swan / Karen
• Friends1994 · as Bitter Woman on Stage
• Frasier1993 · as Evelyn
• Power Rangers1993 · as Queen Machina (voice)