Lori Alan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1966
- Birthplace
- Potomac, Maryland, USA
Lori Alan (née Denniberg, born July 18, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. She voices the long-running role of Pearl Krabs the Whale on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voices news anchor Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear video game series, as well as various voices on Hey Arnold!. She voiced for movies including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Inside Out, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Minions, and as Bonnie's Mom in Toy Story 3, 4 and 5 (and Toy Story Toons). She started acting at age five, making her television debut in a Shakey's Pizza commercial. Her stage debut was as Annie's youngest sister in a local community theater production of Annie Get Your Gun. A longtime member of New York's Gotham City Improv (Groundlings East), she went on to Emerson College and graduated with honors from Tisch School of the Arts.
Filmography
- The Feeling Expert
The Feeling Expert TBA
as Janice
Toy Story 5 2026
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Hoppers 2026
as Additional Voices (voice), ADR & Dubbing
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants 2025
as Pearl (voice) (uncredited)
Catalogue of Noses 2025
as Debbie
Plankton: The Movie 2025
as Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas 2024
as Pearl (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp 2024
as Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
Inside Out 2 2024
ADR & Dubbing
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special 2023
as Pearl
Minions & More Volume 1 2022
as Marilyn (voice)
It Takes Three 2021
as Sara Berger
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout 2019
as Pearl / Pet Shop Woman
Toy Story 4 2019
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
The Way You Look Tonight 2019
as Mom - Marguerite
The Grinch 2018
as Additional Voices (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 2017
as Mrs. Teevee (voice)
Despicable Me 3 2017
as Additional Voice (voice)
Norman Television 2016
as Marilyn (voice)
SpongeBob LongPants 2016
as Fish Woman #1 (voice)
Riley's First Date? 2015
as Mom's Sadness (voice)
Minions 2015
as Additional Voices (voice)
Inside Out 2015
as Additional Voices (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 2015
as Pearl (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot 2014
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Rescuing Madison 2014
as Angela Park
The Radiator Springs 500½ 2014
as Additional Voices (voice)
Achmed Saves America 2014
as Evelyn (voice)
Toy Story of Terror! 2013
as Bonnie's mom (voice)
Dean Slater: Resident Advisor 2013
as Mrs. Harris
Despicable Me 2 2013
as Additional Voices (voice)
Monsters University 2013
as Additional Voices (voice)
Rolling with Dad 2013
Actor
It's a SpongeBob Christmas! 2012
as Pearl
Partysaurus Rex 2012
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Time Travel Mater 2012
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Small Fry 2011
as Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip 2011
as Pearl Krabs (voice)
Air Mater 2011
as Blue Hawk (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation 2011
as Mrs. Anderson (voice)
Tangled 2010
Thanks
Heavy Metal Mater 2010
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Monster Truck Mater 2010
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Toy Story 3 2010
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Unidentified Flying Mater 2009
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009
as Additional Voices (voice)
Tokyo Mater 2008
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales 2008
as Additional Voices (voice)
WALL·E 2008
as Additional Voices (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest 2007
as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Whale of a Birthday 2006
as Pearl (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time 2006
as Pearl / Princess Pearl (voice)
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story 2005
as Diane Simmons (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2004
as Pearl (voice)
LeapFrog: Math Circus 2004
as Green (voice)
Comic Book: The Movie 2004
as Anita Levine
SpongeBob SquarePants: Anchors Away 2003
as Pearl (voice)
The Fluffer 2001
as Harmony
Larry and Steve 1997
as Cindy/Loudspeaker Voice
Virtual Oz 1996
as Auntie Scraps (voice)
Garage Sale 1996
as Gwen
Father of the Bride Part II 1995
as Wife Mrs. Habib
Boys on the Side 1995
as Girl with Attitude
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. 1994
as Karen Kupfer
Holy Matrimony 1994
as Cleopatra
The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins 1994
as Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
Credits from TMDB.