Alex Borstein
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1971-02-15 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Highland, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- 艾利克斯·布诺斯町 · 亚历克丝·博斯坦
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, 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.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
Family Guy
1999
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
Shameless
2011
as Lou Deckner
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
American Dad!
2005
Friends
1994
as Bitter Woman on Stage
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Drella / Miss Celine
Frasier
1993
as Evelyn
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Resident Alien
2021
as Carlyn
Masters of Sex
2013
as Loretta
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Preshi
Power Rangers
1993
as Queen Machina (voice)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Susie Myerson
The Cleveland Show
2009
as Hadassah Lowenstein (voice)
Life in Pieces
2015
as Linette
Workaholics
2011
as Colleen Walker
Drawn Together
2004
as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice) / AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
Titus
2000
as Nicky
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Wilma (voice)
Getting On
2013
as Dawn Forchette
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
1996
as Cataclaws (voice)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Drella / Miss Celine
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005
Bordertown
2016
as Becky Buckwald / Janice Buckwald
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008
as Various Characters (voice)
Delirium
2014
as Lois Griffin (archive footage)
Gary & Mike
2001
as Maya (voice)
Bunk
2012
MADtv
1995
as Various / Ms. Swan, Mama Brightling / Ms Swan / Karen
Las que faltaban
2019
as Invitada
Celebrity Blackjack
2004
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2002
as Self
Movies (41)
Ted
2012
as John's Mom
The Bad Guys 2
2025
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Little Man
2006
as Janet
The Bad Guys
2022
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie
2016
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Millie
Catwoman
2004
as Sally
Killers
2010
as Mrs. Baily
ParaNorman
2012
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Bad Santa
2003
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
Extinct
2021
as Mali (voice)
Kicking & Screaming
2005
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003
as Miss Ungermeyer
Love the Coopers
2015
as Angie Cooper
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Natalie
Showtime
2002
as Casting Director
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
as Wonder Woman (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 Lookout
2007
as Mrs. Lange
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)
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015
as Self
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2007
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009
as Lois Griffin (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
as Wonder Woman (voice)
Seeing Other People
2004
as Tracy
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
Maraschino Ruby
2022
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Dawg
2002
as Darcy Smits
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001
as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009
as Self / Various (voice)
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
1996
as Queen Machina (voice)
The Thick of It
2007
as Hope Mueller
The Bad Guys 3
as Commisioner Misty Luggins (voice)
For Christ's Sake
2011
as Mrs. Marcus
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
2004
as Betty Henderson
Man Rots from the Head
2016
as Gladys
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022
as Self
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
2023
as Self
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
2006
About Alex Borstein
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 sco… With 77 credits spanning from 1993 to 2025, Alex Borstein has appeared in 41 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alex Borstein Movies
- Ted (2012) — as John's Mom
- The Bad Guys 2 (2025) — as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
- Little Man (2006) — as Janet
- The Bad Guys (2022) — as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016) — as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
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