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