Alex Borstein
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 15, 1971
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization TBA
Actor
- Turn the Lights Back On
Turn the Lights Back On TBA
as Emma, Producer, Executive Producer
Family Guy Happy Hell-o-ween 2026
as Lois Griffin (voice), Consulting Producer
The Bad Guys 2 2025
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits 2023
as Self, Writer, Executive Producer
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' 2022
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)
Bombardier Blood 2020
Executive Producer
- Man Rots from the Head
Man Rots from the Head 2016
as Gladys
The Angry Birds Movie 2016
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
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)
Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy 2014
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
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)
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special 2012
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
ParaNorman 2012
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Ted 2012
as John's Mom
For Christ's Sake 2011
as Mrs. Marcus
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)
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), Writer, Executive Producer
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie 2009
as Lois Griffin (voice), Supervising Producer
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), Supervising Producer
The Lookout 2007
as Mrs. Lange
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way) 2006
Actor, Writer, Executive Producer
Little Man 2006
as Janet
Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005
as Natalie
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story 2005
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice), Writer, Co-Producer
Kicking & Screaming 2005
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer 2004
as Betty Henderson
Catwoman 2004
as Sally
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
Dawg 2002
as Darcy Smits
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas 2001
as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest 1996
as Queen Machina (voice)
Credits from TMDB.