Lori Alan
Born: 1966-07-18 in Potomac, Maryland, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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 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.
Filmography
2026
- Toy Story 5 as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2025
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants as Pearl (voice)
- Plankton: The Movie as Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
- Catalogue of Noses as Debbie
2024
- Inside Out 2 ... (ADR & Dubbing)
- Nobody Wants This as Deborah
- SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp as Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
2023
2022
- Loot as Commentator
- We Baby Bears as Goose (voice)
- Minions & More Volume 1 as Marilyn (voice)
2021
- The Patrick Star Show as Princess Pearlina (voice)
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years as Pearl Krabs (voice)
- It Takes Three as Sara Berger
2020
- SpongeBob As Told By as Self
2019
- Toy Story 4 as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
- SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout as Pearl / Pet Shop Woman
- The Way You Look Tonight as Mom - Marguerite
2018
- The Rookie as Gary’s Neighbor
- The Grinch as Additional Voices (voice)
- A.P. Bio as Didi
2017
- Despicable Me 3 as Additional Voice (voice)
- Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as Mrs. Teevee (voice)
2016
- Colony as Elaine
- Norman Television as Marilyn (voice)
- SpongeBob LongPants as Fish Woman #1 (voice)
- Acting Dead as Zombietologist
2015
- Inside Out as Additional Voices (voice)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water as Pearl (voice)
- Minions as Additional Voices (voice)
- Riley's First Date? as Mom's Sadness (voice)
2014
- Toy Story That Time Forgot as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
- The Radiator Springs 500½ as Additional Voices (voice)
- Rescuing Madison as Angela Park
- Achmed Saves America as Evelyn (voice)
2013
- Despicable Me 2 as Additional Voices (voice)
- Monsters University as Additional Voices (voice)
- Mighty Med as Ms. Gleason
- Dean Slater: Resident Advisor as Mrs. Harris
- Toy Story of Terror! as Bonnie's mom (voice)
- Rolling with Dad
2012
- Doc McStuffins as Gloria Gorilla (voice)
- Lab Rats as Edie
- Partysaurus Rex as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
- It's a SpongeBob Christmas! as Pearl
- Time Travel Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2011
- Shameless as Stacy Baer
- Workaholics as Betsy Russ
- Hawaiian Vacation as Mrs. Anderson (voice)
- Small Fry as Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
- Air Mater as Blue Hawk (voice)
- Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip as Pearl Krabs
2010
- Tangled ... (Thanks)
- Toy Story 3 as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
- Law & Order: LA as Robbi Nathan
- Monster Truck Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- Heavy Metal Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- The Hard Times of RJ Berger as Linda Robbins
- Hollywood Is Like High School with Money as Iris Whitaker
2009
- Castle as Ms. Papen
- The League as Mrs. Shtotelman
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Additional Voices (voice)
- Southland as D.A. Deborah Janowitz
- Unidentified Flying Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2008
- WALL·E as Additional Voices (voice)
- Tokyo Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
- Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales as Additional Voices (voice)
- Cars Toons as Red Car (voice)
2007
- Chuck as Bill Bergey
- Cory in the House as Ms. Flowers
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Dixie / Mail Woman / Eunice (voice)
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Ellen Weaver
- Bones as Gina Carlson
- The Closer as Kathy Weber
- Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story as Diane Simmons (voice)
2004
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as Pearl (voice)
- Comic Book: The Movie as Anita Levine
- Stroker and Hoop as Leslie / Henna St. Chloe-Butz / Co-Ed 1 (voice)
- LeapFrog: Math Circus as Green (voice)
2002
- Good Morning, Miami as Loretta
- 3-South
2001
- Six Feet Under as Macy's Saleswoman
- The Fluffer as Harmony
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Valerie Esposito
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Young Larry's Mom Rose
- The Kids from Room 402
1999
- Family Guy as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
- SpongeBob SquarePants as Lady Fish (voice)
1998
- Charmed as Cynthia
- Will & Grace as Jean
- The Wild Thornberrys as Elder's Daughter (voice)
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Sabrina's Car (voice)
- Hey Arnold! as Rhonda's Mother (voice)
- Boston Common as Liz
- Garage Sale as Gwen
1995
- What a Cartoon! as Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice)
- Boys on the Side as Girl with Attitude
- Father of the Bride Part II as Wife Mrs. Habib
- Ned & Stacey as Theresa
1994
- Friends as Sonya
- Touched by an Angel as Rachel Carson
- Fantastic Four as Invisible Woman (voice)
- Holy Matrimony as Cleopatra
- The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins as Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
1993
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron as Lt. Felina Feral (voice)
- Dave's World as The T.A.
1990
- Law & Order as Martha