Alex Borstein
Actor
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.
Filmography
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Millie 2014
The Angry Birds Movie
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice) 2016
Catwoman
as Sally 2004
ParaNorman
as Mrs. Henscher (voice) 2012
The Bad Guys
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice) 2022
Bad Santa
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo 2003
Killers
as Mrs. Baily 2010
Dinner for Schmucks
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited) 2010
Little Man
as Janet 2006
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
as Miss Ungermeyer 2003
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Natalie 2005
Showtime
as Casting Director 2002
Love the Coopers
as Angie Cooper 2015
The Lookout
as Mrs. Lange 2007
Kicking & Screaming
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited) 2005
The Bad Guys 2
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice) 2025