Lori Alan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 18, 1966 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Potomac, Maryland, USA
- Credits
- 114
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 5 (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.
Known for
Inside Out
2015Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
WALL·E
2008Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010Movie
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Despicable Me 2
2013Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Monsters University
2013Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Minions
2015Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Filmography
Toy Story 5
2026Movie
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Hoppers
2026Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025Movie
Pearl (voice) (uncredited)
Catalogue of Noses
2025Movie
Debbie
Plankton: The Movie
2025Movie
Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
2024Movie
Pearl (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp
2024Movie
Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
Nobody Wants This
2024TV
Deborah
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
2023Movie
Pearl
Minions & More Volume 1
2022Movie
Marilyn (voice)
Loot
2022TV
Commentator
We Baby Bears
2022TV
Goose (voice)
It Takes Three
2021Movie
Sara Berger
The Patrick Star Show
2021TV
Princess Pearlina (voice), Pearl / Ventriloquist Dummy / Audience / Soldiers (voice), Pearl / Child (voice), Pearl (voice)
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021TV
Pearl Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob As Told By
2020TV
Self
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019Movie
Pearl / Pet Shop Woman
Toy Story 4
2019Movie
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
The Way You Look Tonight
2019Movie
Mom - Marguerite
The Grinch
2018Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
The Rookie
2018TV
Gary’s Neighbor
A.P. Bio
2018TV
Didi
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
2017Movie
Mrs. Teevee (voice)
Despicable Me 3
2017Movie
Additional Voice (voice)
Norman Television
2016Movie
Marilyn (voice)
SpongeBob LongPants
2016Movie
Fish Woman #1 (voice)
Acting Dead
2016TV
Zombietologist
Colony
2016TV
Elaine
Riley's First Date?
2015Movie
Mom's Sadness (voice)
Inside Out
2015Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Minions
2015Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015Movie
Pearl (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014Movie
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014TV
Ms. Bing
Rescuing Madison
2014Movie
Angela Park
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Achmed Saves America
2014Movie
Evelyn (voice)
Toy Story of Terror!
2013Movie
Bonnie's mom (voice)
Mighty Med
2013TV
Ms. Gleason
Dean Slater: Resident Advisor
2013Movie
Mrs. Harris
Despicable Me 2
2013Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Monsters University
2013Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Rolling with Dad
2013Movie
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
2012Movie
Pearl
Partysaurus Rex
2012Movie
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Time Travel Mater
2012Movie
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Doc McStuffins
2012TV
Gloria Gorilla (voice), Gloria (voice)
Lab Rats
2012TV
Edie
Small Fry
2011Movie
Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011Movie
Pearl Krabs (voice)
Air Mater
2011Movie
Blue Hawk (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
2011Movie
Mrs. Anderson (voice)
Workaholics
2011TV
Betsy Russ
Shameless
2011TV
Stacy Baer
Heavy Metal Mater
2010Movie
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Law & Order: LA
2010TV
Robbi Nathan
Hollywood Is Like High School with Money
2010TV
Iris Whitaker
Monster Truck Mater
2010Movie
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010Movie
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
The Hard Times of RJ Berger
2010TV
Linda Robbins
Unidentified Flying Mater
2009Movie
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
The League
2009TV
Mrs. Shtotelman
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Southland
2009TV
D.A. Deborah Janowitz
Castle
2009TV
Ms. Papen
Tokyo Mater
2008Movie
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
WALL·E
2008Movie
Additional Voices (voice)
Chuck
2007TV
Bill Bergey
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2007Movie
Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007TV
Ivory / Nerds (voice), Ivory / Dr. Joy / Additional Voices (voice), Dixie (voice), Dixie / Ivory (voice), Dixie / Nerd (voice), Ivory / Dixie (voice), Dixie / Mail Woman / Eunice (voice)
Cory in the House
2007TV
Ms. Flowers
Bones
2005TV
Gina Carlson
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005Movie
Diane Simmons (voice)
The Closer
2005TV
Kathy Weber
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Ellen Weaver
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004Movie
Pearl (voice)
LeapFrog: Math Circus
2004Movie
Green (voice)
Stroker and Hoop
2004TV
Leslie / Henna St. Chloe-Butz / Co-Ed 1 (voice), Grandma / Woman / TV Reporter (voice), Porsche / Tour Guide / Sunshine (voice)
Comic Book: The Movie
2004Movie
Anita Levine
3-South
2002TV
Good Morning, Miami
2002TV
Loretta
Six Feet Under
2001TV
Macy's Saleswoman
The Fluffer
2001Movie
Harmony
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000TV
Young Larry's Mom Rose
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000TV
Valerie Esposito
The Kids from Room 402
2000TV
Nurse Pitts
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999TV
Pearl Krabs (voice)
Family Guy
1999TV
Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice), Diane Simmons / Lady (voice), Diane Simmons / Girl (voice), Diane Simmons / Jolene (voice), Diane Simmons / Eva Braun (voice), Diane Simmons / Coco (voice), Diane Simmons / Charles Lindbergh's Wife (voice)
Charmed
1998TV
Cynthia
Will & Grace
1998TV
Jean
The Wild Thornberrys
1998TV
Elder's Daughter (voice)
Cow and Chicken
1997TV
Loreece / Winney (voice), Woman Judge / Woman #2 (voice)
Larry and Steve
1997Movie
Cindy/Loudspeaker Voice
Hey Arnold!
1996TV
Rhonda's Mother (voice), Secretary / Cop / Candy Lady (voice)
Garage Sale
1996Movie
Gwen
Virtual Oz
1996Movie
Auntie Scraps (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996TV
Sabrina's Car (voice)
Boston Common
1996TV
Liz
Father of the Bride Part II
1995Movie
Wife Mrs. Habib
Ned & Stacey
1995TV
Theresa
What a Cartoon!
1995TV
Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice)
Boys on the Side
1995Movie
Girl with Attitude
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994Movie
Karen Kupfer
Fantastic Four
1994TV
Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (voice)
Friends
1994TV
Sonya
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Rachel Carson
Holy Matrimony
1994Movie
Cleopatra
The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins
1994Movie
Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
Dave's World
1993TV
The T.A.
Animaniacs
1993TV
Sharon Stone (voice)
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993TV
Felina Feral (voice)
Law & Order
1990TV
Martha
The Feeling Expert
Movie
Janice