Alex Borstein
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 15, 1971 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Highland, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 79
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.
Known for
Ted
2012Movie
John's Mom
Friends
1994TV
Bitter Woman on Stage
Family Guy
1999TV
Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014Movie
Millie
The Angry Birds Movie
2016Movie
Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
Catwoman
2004Movie
Sally
Filmography
Family Guy Happy Hell-o-ween
2026Movie
Lois Griffin (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
2025Movie
Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
2023Movie
Self
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022Movie
Self
Maraschino Ruby
2022Movie
Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
The Bad Guys
2022Movie
Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Extinct
2021Movie
Mali (voice)
Resident Alien
2021TV
Carlyn
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021TV
Self - Contestant
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020TV
Wilma (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Las que faltaban
2019TV
Invitada
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017TV
Susie Myerson
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016TV
Drella, Miss Celine
Man Rots from the Head
2016Movie
Gladys
The Angry Birds Movie
2016Movie
Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
Bordertown
2016TV
Becky Buckwald, Janice Buckwald
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015Movie
Self
Love the Coopers
2015Movie
Angie Cooper
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015Movie
Wonder Woman (voice)
Life in Pieces
2015TV
Linette
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self
Delirium
2014TV
Lois Griffin (archive footage)
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014Movie
Millie
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014Movie
Wonder Woman (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self
Getting On
2013TV
Dawn Forchette
Masters of Sex
2013TV
Loretta
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012Movie
Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
ParaNorman
2012Movie
Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Ted
2012Movie
John's Mom
Bunk
2012TV
For Christ's Sake
2011Movie
Mrs. Marcus
Workaholics
2011TV
Colleen Walker
Shameless
2011TV
Lou Deckner
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
2010Movie
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
Dinner for Schmucks
2010Movie
Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
Hot in Cleveland
2010TV
Preshi
Killers
2010Movie
Mrs. Baily
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009Movie
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009Movie
Self / Various (voice)
The Cleveland Show
2009TV
Hadassah Lowenstein (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009Movie
Lois Griffin (voice)
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008TV
Various Characters (voice)
The Thick of It
2007Movie
Hope Mueller
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2007Movie
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
The Lookout
2007Movie
Mrs. Lange
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
2006Movie
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006TV
Little Man
2006Movie
Janet
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005Movie
Natalie
Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005TV
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005Movie
Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Kicking & Screaming
2005Movie
Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
American Dad!
2005TV
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
2004Movie
Betty Henderson
Drawn Together
2004TV
Jelly Donuts Leader (voice), AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
Catwoman
2004Movie
Sally
Celebrity Blackjack
2004TV
Seeing Other People
2004Movie
Tracy
Bad Santa
2003Movie
Milwaukee Mom with Photo
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003Movie
Miss Ungermeyer
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self
Showtime
2002Movie
Casting Director
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2002TV
Self
Dawg
2002Movie
Darcy Smits
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001Movie
Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
Gary & Mike
2001TV
Maya (voice)
Gilmore Girls
2000TV
Drella, Miss Celine
Titus
2000TV
Nicky
Family Guy
1999TV
Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
1996TV
Cataclaws (voice)
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
1996Movie
Queen Machina (voice)
MADtv
1995TV
Various, Ms. Swan, Mama Brightling, Ms Swan / Karen
Friends
1994TV
Bitter Woman on Stage
Frasier
1993TV
Evelyn
Power Rangers
1993TV
Queen Machina (voice)
The Bad Guys 3
Movie
Commisioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Turn the Lights Back On
Movie
Emma