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