1971-02-15 Highland, Illinois, USA
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, 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.
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Disney's Hulu's Family Guy's Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie | 2025-11-28 | |
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The Bad Guys 2 | Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice) | 2025-07-24 |
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Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits | Self | 2023-04-18 |
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Maraschino Ruby | Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice) | 2022-06-15 |
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Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' | Self | 2022-06-21 |
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The Bad Guys | Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice) | 2022-03-17 |
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Extinct | Mali (voice) | 2021-02-11 |
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Man Rots from the Head | Gladys | 2016-08-10 |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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Love the Coopers | Angie Cooper | 2015-11-12 |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | Wonder Woman (voice) | 2015-10-18 |
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TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special | Self | 2015-12-07 |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | Wonder Woman (voice) | 2014-04-06 |
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A Million Ways to Die in the West | Millie | 2014-05-22 |
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Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special | Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice) | 2012-09-09 |
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Ted | John's Mom | 2012-06-29 |
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ParaNorman | Mrs. Henscher (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
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For Christ's Sake | Mrs. Marcus | 2011-06-12 |
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Dinner for Schmucks | Red Hair Woman (uncredited) | 2010-07-30 |
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Killers | Mrs. Baily | 2010-06-04 |
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Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! | Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice) | 2010-12-21 |
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Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie | Lois Griffin (voice) | 2009-05-19 |
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Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side | Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice) | 2009-12-22 |
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Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show | Self / Various (voice) | 2009-11-08 |
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Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest | Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice) | 2008-01-21 |
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The Thick of It | Hope Mueller | 2007-01-01 |
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The Lookout | Mrs. Lange | 2007-03-09 |
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Little Man | Janet | 2006-08-31 |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way) | 2006-11-14 | |
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice) | 2005-07-23 |
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Good Night, and Good Luck. | Natalie | 2005-09-16 |
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Kicking & Screaming | Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited) | 2005-05-13 |
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Seeing Other People | Tracy | 2004-05-07 |
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Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer | Betty Henderson | 2004-11-07 |
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Catwoman | Sally | 2004-07-22 |
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Bad Santa | Milwaukee Mom with Photo | 2003-11-26 |
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The Lizzie McGuire Movie | Miss Ungermeyer | 2003-05-02 |
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Dawg | Darcy Smits | 2002-02-21 |
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Showtime | Casting Director | 2002-03-14 |
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A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas | Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice) | 2001-12-21 |
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Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest | Queen Machina (voice) | 1996-08-06 |
