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Alex Borstein
Known for: ActingAlexandrea "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 27
Family Guy
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) 
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Susie Myerson 
The Bad Guys
+5
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice) 
The Bad Guys 2
+2
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice) 
A Million Ways to Die in the West
+3
as Millie 
Ted
+4
as John's Mom 
Getting On
as Dawn Forchette 
Killers
+2
as Mrs. Baily 
Little Man
+3
as Janet 
Catwoman
+5
as Sally 
ParaNorman
as Mrs. Henscher (voice) 
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
+3
as Miss Ungermeyer 
Bordertown
+1
as Becky Buckwald / Janice Buckwald 
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice) 
Love the Coopers
+6
as Angie Cooper 
Extinct
as Mali (voice) 
Bad Santa
+10
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo 
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Natalie 
The Lookout
as Mrs. Lange 
Showtime
as Casting Director 
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice) 
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice) 
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice) 
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
as Wonder Woman (voice) 
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Wonder Woman (voice) 
Seeing Other People
as Tracy 
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)