Alex Borstein

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-02-15 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Highland, Illinois, USA

Alex Borstein

Biography

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 seve...

Acting

2004

Catwoman

as Sally

2007

The Lookout

as Mrs. Lange

2022

The Bad Guys

as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)

2010

Killers

as Mrs. Baily

2005

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)

2003

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

as Miss Ungermeyer

2012

Ted

as John's Mom

2012

ParaNorman

as Mrs. Henscher (voice)

2012

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)

2011

For Christ's Sake

as Mrs. Marcus

2022

Maraschino Ruby

as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)

1996

Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest

as Queen Machina (voice)

2010

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)

2003

Bad Santa

as Milwaukee Mom with Photo

2015

Love the Coopers

as Angie Cooper

2025

The Bad Guys 2

as The Police Commissioner (voice)

2016

The Angry Birds Movie

as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)

2007

The Thick Of It

as Hope Mueller

2010

Dinner for Schmucks

as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)

2004

2005

Kicking & Screaming

as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)

2001

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)

2002

Showtime

as Casting Director

2009

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)

2008

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)

2021

Extinct

as Mali (voice)

2006

Little Man

as Janet

2002

Dawg

as Darcy Smits

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