Alex Borstein
Born: 1971-02-15 in Highland, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Bad Guys 2 as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
- Disney's Hulu's Family Guy's Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie
2023
2022
- The Bad Guys as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
- Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' as Self
- Maraschino Ruby as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
2021
- Resident Alien as Carlyn
- Extinct as Mali (voice)
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self
2020
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Wilma (voice)
- Bombardier Blood ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Las que faltaban as Invitada
2017
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Susie Myerson
2016
- The Angry Birds Movie as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Drella
- Bordertown as Becky Buckwald
- Man Rots from the Head as Gladys
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Life in Pieces as Linette
- Love the Coopers as Angie Cooper
- Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship as Wonder Woman (voice)
- TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- A Million Ways to Die in the West as Millie
- Delirium as Lois Griffin (archive footage)
- Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise as Wonder Woman (voice)
2013
- Masters of Sex as Loretta
- Getting On as Dawn Forchette
2012
- Ted as John's Mom
- ParaNorman as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
- Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
- Bunk
2011
- Shameless as Lou Deckner
- Workaholics as Colleen Walker
- For Christ's Sake as Mrs. Marcus
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Preshi
- Killers as Mrs. Baily
- Dinner for Schmucks as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
- Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
2009
- The Cleveland Show
- Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show as Self / Various (voice)
- Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
- Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie as Lois Griffin (voice)
2008
- Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
- Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy as Various Characters (voice)
2007
- The Lookout as Mrs. Lange
- The Thick of It as Hope Mueller
2006
2005
- American Dad!
- Kicking & Screaming as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
- Too Late with Adam Carolla
- Good Night, and Good Luck. as Natalie
- Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
2004
- Drawn Together as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
- Catwoman as Sally
- Seeing Other People as Tracy
- Celebrity Blackjack
- Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer as Betty Henderson
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Bad Santa as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie as Miss Ungermeyer
2002
- Showtime as Casting Director
- Dawg as Darcy Smits
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
2001
- A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
- Gary & Mike as Maya (voice)
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Drella
- Titus as Nicky
1999
- Family Guy as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
1998
- Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain ... (Writer)
1996
- Big Bad BeetleBorgs as Cataclaws (voice)
- The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper ... (Writer)
- Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest as Queen Machina (voice)
1995
- MADtv as Various
1994
- Friends as Bitter Woman on Stage
1993
- Frasier as Evelyn
- Power Rangers as Queen Machina (voice)