Alex Borstein
Acting
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.
TV Shows(36)
Resident Alien
Carlyn
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Wilma (voice)
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Las que faltaban
Invitada
2019
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Susie Myerson
2017
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Drella
2016
Bordertown
Janice Buckwald
2016
Life in Pieces
Linette
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Delirium
Lois Griffin (archive footage)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Getting On
Dawn Forchette
2013
Masters of Sex
Loretta
2013
Bunk
2012
Workaholics
Colleen Walker
2011
Shameless
Lou Deckner
2011
Hot in Cleveland
Preshi
2010
The Cleveland Show
2009
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
Various Characters (voice)
2008
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005
American Dad!
2005
Drawn Together
Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
2004
Celebrity Blackjack
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
2002
Gary & Mike
Maya (voice)
2001
Gilmore Girls
Drella
2000
Titus
Nicky
2000
Family Guy
Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
1999
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
Cataclaws (voice)
1996
MADtv
Various
1995
Friends
Bitter Woman on Stage
1994
Frasier
Evelyn
1993
Power Rangers
Queen Machina (voice)
1993
Movies(45)
Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie
Lois Griffin (voice)
2025
Family Guy: A Little Fright Music
Lois Griffin (voice)
2025
The Bad Guys 2
Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
2025
Family Guy: Gift of the White Guy
Lois Griffin (voice)
2024
Family Guy: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater
Lois Griffin (voice)
2024
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
Self
2023
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
Self
2022
Maraschino Ruby
Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
2022
The Bad Guys
Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
2022
Extinct
Mali (voice)
2021
Man Rots from the Head
Gladys
2016
The Angry Birds Movie
Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
2016
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
Self
2015
Love the Coopers
Angie Cooper
2015
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Wonder Woman (voice)
2015
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Millie
2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Wonder Woman (voice)
2014
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
2012
ParaNorman
Mrs. Henscher (voice)
2012
Ted
John's Mom
2012
For Christ's Sake
Mrs. Marcus
2011
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
2010
Dinner for Schmucks
Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
2010
Killers
Mrs. Baily
2010
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
2009
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Self / Various (voice)
2009
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Lois Griffin (voice)
2009
The Thick of It
Hope Mueller
2007
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
2007
The Lookout
Mrs. Lange
2007
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
2006
Little Man
Janet
2006
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Natalie
2005
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
2005
Kicking & Screaming
Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
2005
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
Betty Henderson
2004
Catwoman
Sally
2004
Seeing Other People
Tracy
2004
Bad Santa
Milwaukee Mom with Photo
2003
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Miss Ungermeyer
2003
Showtime
Casting Director
2002
Dawg
Darcy Smits
2002
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
2001
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
Queen Machina (voice)
1996
The Bad Guys 3
Commisioner Misty Luggins (voice)