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Alex Borstein

Alex Borstein

Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (born February 15, 1973) 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.

  • BIRTH 15/02/1971
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 20
  • MOVIES 28
  • SCRIPT 6

Shows (20)

Friends
Friends
Bitter Woman on Stage
Shameless (US)
Shameless (US)
Lou Deckner
Resident Alien
Resident Alien
Carlyn
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Drella
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Drella / Miss Celine
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Susie Myerson
Family Guy
Family Guy
Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
Masters of Sex
Masters of Sex
Loretta
Power Rangers
Power Rangers
Madame Woe / Queen Machina (voice)
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces
Linette
Frasier
Frasier
Evelyn
Drawn Together
Drawn Together
AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice) / Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
Wilma (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Beetleborgs
Beetleborgs
Cataclaws (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland
Preshi
Getting On (US)
Getting On (US)
Dawn Forchette
MADtv
MADtv
Ms Swan / Karen / Ms. Swan, Mama Brightling / Various
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Bordertown (2016)
Bordertown (2016)
Janice Buckwald

Movies (28)

The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys
Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Ted
Ted
John's Mom
Killers
Killers
Mrs. Baily
Catwoman
Catwoman
Sally
A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Millie
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Miss Ungermeyer
Little Man
Little Man
Janet
Showtime
Showtime
Casting Director
Bad Santa
Bad Santa
Milwaukee Mom with Photo
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Natalie
ParaNorman
ParaNorman
Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Extinct
Extinct
Mali (voice)
Love the Coopers
Love the Coopers
Angie Cooper
The Lookout
The Lookout
Mrs. Lange
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something,…
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET A
Maraschino Ruby
Maraschino Ruby
Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Be
Seeing Other People
Seeing Other People
Tracy
Family Guy Presents: Road to the North Pole
Family Guy Presents: Road to the North Pole
Lois Griffin (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and…
Lois Griffin (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Schurken im Paradies
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Schurken…
Wonder Woman (voice)
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
Self
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost…
Self / Various (voice)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The…
Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magische Freundschaft
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III:…
Wonder Woman (voice)

Script (6)

Shameless (US)
Shameless (US)
(4 episodes)
Les Griffin
Les Griffin
(4 episodes)
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
Casper le gentil fantôme
Casper le gentil fantôme
(4 episodes)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The…
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost…