Alex Borstein
ActingAlso Known As
艾利克斯·布诺斯町, 亚历克丝·博斯坦
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.
Movies
(41 total)
Ted
as John's Mom
The Angry Birds Movie
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
Catwoman
as Sally
ParaNorman
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
The Bad Guys
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Bad Santa
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
Killers
as Mrs. Baily
Dinner for Schmucks
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
Little Man
as Janet
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
as Miss Ungermeyer
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Natalie
Showtime
as Casting Director
Love the Coopers
as Angie Cooper
The Lookout
as Mrs. Lange
The Bad Guys 2
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Kicking & Screaming
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (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)
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Extinct
as Mali (voice)
TV Shows
(43 total)
Friends
as Bitter Woman on Stage
Family Guy
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
Shameless
as Lou Deckner
Drawn Together
as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
Drawn Together
as AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
Gilmore Girls
as Drella
Gilmore Girls
as Miss Celine
Resident Alien
as Carlyn
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Susie Myerson
Frasier
as Evelyn
Power Rangers
as Queen Machina (voice)
The Cleveland Show
as Hadassah Lowenstein (voice)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Miss Celine
Masters of Sex
as Loretta
Workaholics
as Colleen Walker
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self