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Alex Borstein
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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 …
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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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Family Guy Happy Hell-o-ween
as Lois Griffin (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
as Self
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
as Self
Maraschino Ruby
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
The Bad Guys
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Extinct
as Mali (voice)
No Poster
Man Rots from the Head
as Gladys
The Angry Birds Movie
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
as Self
Love the Coopers
as Angie Cooper
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
as Wonder Woman (voice)
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Millie
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Wonder Woman (voice)
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
ParaNorman
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Ted
as John's Mom
For Christ's Sake
as Mrs. Marcus
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
And Then There Were Fewer
as Lois Griffin/Stephanie (voice)
Dinner for Schmucks
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
Killers
as Mrs. Baily
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
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
as Self / Various (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
as Lois Griffin (voice)
The Thick of It
as Hope Mueller
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
The Lookout
as Mrs. Lange
No Poster
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
Little Man
as Janet
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Natalie
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Kicking & Screaming
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
as Betty Henderson
Catwoman
as Sally
Seeing Other People
as Tracy
Bad Santa
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
as Miss Ungermeyer
Showtime
as Casting Director
Dawg
as Darcy Smits
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
as Queen Machina (voice)
The Bad Guys 3
as Commisioner Misty Luggins (voice)
No Poster
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization
No Poster
Turn the Lights Back On
as Emma