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.
Acted in
The Bad Guys 2
2025
as Misty Luggins (voice)
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
2023
as Self
Maraschino Ruby
2022
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
The Bad Guys
2022
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Extinct
2021
as Mali (voice)
Resident Alien
2021
as Carlyn
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
2020
as Wilma (voice)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Susie Myerson
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Drella
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Miss Celine
Man Rots from the Head
2016
as Gladys
The Angry Birds Movie
2016
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
Bordertown
2016
as Janice Buckwald
Bordertown
2016
as Becky Buckwald
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015
as Self
Love the Coopers
2015
as Angie Cooper
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
as Wonder Woman (voice)
Life in Pieces
2015
as Linette
Delirium
2014
as Lois Griffin (archive footage)
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Millie
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
as Wonder Woman (voice)
Getting On
2013
as Dawn Forchette
Masters of Sex
2013
as Loretta
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
ParaNorman
2012
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Ted
2012
as John's Mom
Bunk
2012
For Christ's Sake
2011
as Mrs. Marcus
Workaholics
2011
as Colleen Walker
Shameless
2011
as Lou Deckner
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
Killers
2010
as Mrs. Baily
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009
as Self / Various (voice)
The Cleveland Show
2009
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008
as Various Characters (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2008
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2007
as Lois Griffin (voice)
The Lookout
2007
as Mrs. Lange
The Thick Of It
2007
as Hope Mueller
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
2006
Little Man
2006
as Janet
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Natalie
Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Kicking & Screaming
2005
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
American Dad!
2005
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
2004
as Betty Henderson
Drawn Together
2004
as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
Drawn Together
2004
as AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
Catwoman
2004
as Sally
Celebrity Blackjack
2004
Seeing Other People
2004
as Tracy
Bad Santa
2003
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003
as Miss Ungermeyer
Showtime
2002
as Casting Director
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)
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Drella
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Miss Celine
Titus
2000
Family Guy
1999
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
1996
as Cataclaws (voice)
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
1996
as Queen Machina (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
Frasier
1993
as Evelyn
Power Rangers
1993
as Queen Machina (voice)