Acting · Highland, Illinois, USA · Born February 15, 1971
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.
MovieThe Bad Guys 2
2025
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
MovieAlex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
2023
as Self
MovieDevise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022
as Self
MovieMaraschino Ruby
2022
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
MovieThe Bad Guys
2022
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
MovieExtinct
2021
as Mali (voice)
TVResident Alien
2021
as Carlyn
TVCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TVAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Wilma (voice)
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVLas que faltaban
2019
as Invitada
TVThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Susie Myerson
TVGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Drella
Man Rots from the Head
2016
as Gladys
MovieThe Angry Birds Movie
2016
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
TVBordertown
2016
as Becky Buckwald
MovieTV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015
as Self
MovieLove the Coopers
2015
as Angie Cooper
MovieRobot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
as Wonder Woman (voice)
TVLife in Pieces
2015
as Linette
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVDelirium
2014
as Lois Griffin (archive footage)
MovieA Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Millie
MovieRobot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
as Wonder Woman (voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVGetting On
2013
as Dawn Forchette
TVMasters of Sex
2013
as Loretta
MovieRobot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
MovieParaNorman
2012
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
MovieTed
2012
as John's Mom
TVBunk
2012
MovieFor Christ's Sake
2011
as Mrs. Marcus
TVWorkaholics
2011
as Colleen Walker
TVShameless
2011
as Lou Deckner
MovieFamily Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
2010
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
MovieDinner for Schmucks
2010
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Preshi
MovieKillers
2010
as Mrs. Baily
MovieFamily Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
MovieFamily Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009
as Self / Various (voice)
TVThe Cleveland Show
2009
MovieFamily Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009
as Lois Griffin (voice)
TVSeth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008
as Various Characters (voice)
MovieThe Thick of It
2007
as Hope Mueller
MovieFamily Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2007
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
MovieThe Lookout
2007
as Mrs. Lange
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
2006
TVTalkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
MovieLittle Man
2006
as Janet
MovieGood Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Natalie
Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005
MovieStewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
MovieKicking & Screaming
2005
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
MovieBilly's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
2004
as Betty Henderson
TVDrawn Together
2004
as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
MovieCatwoman
2004
as Sally
Celebrity Blackjack
2004
MovieSeeing Other People
2004
as Tracy
MovieBad Santa
2003
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
MovieThe Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003
as Miss Ungermeyer
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieShowtime
2002
as Casting Director
TVNever Mind the Buzzcocks
2002
as Self
MovieDawg
2002
as Darcy Smits
MovieA Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001
as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
TVGary & Mike
2001
as Maya (voice)
TVGilmore Girls
2000
as Drella
TVTitus
2000
as Nicky
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
TVBig Bad BeetleBorgs
1996
as Cataclaws (voice)
MoviePower Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
1996
as Queen Machina (voice)
TVMADtv
1995
as Various
TVFriends
1994
as Bitter Woman on Stage
TVFrasier
1993
as Evelyn
TVPower Rangers
1993
as Queen Machina (voice)
MovieThe Bad Guys 3
as Commisioner Misty Luggins (voice)
Turn the Lights Back On
as Emma
