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Alex Borstein

Acting · 2.6 popularity

Age

55

Movies

43

TV

36

Born: February 15, 1971
From: Highland, Illinois, USA

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.

Works

43 films

Ted

Ted

20126.5

The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

20257.6

The Bad Guys

The Bad Guys

20227.5

Little Man

Little Man

20065.9

The Angry Birds Movie

The Angry Birds Movie

20166.3

Catwoman

Catwoman

20044.6

A Million Ways to Die in the West

A Million Ways to Die in the West

20146.1

ParaNorman

ParaNorman

20127.0

Bad Santa

Bad Santa

20036.6

Killers

Killers

20106.0

Extinct

Extinct

20216.2

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

20056.9

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

20036.3

Showtime

Showtime

20025.6

Love the Coopers

Love the Coopers

20156.0

The Lookout

The Lookout

20076.7

Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

20105.7

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

20057.1

Kicking & Screaming

Kicking & Screaming

20055.8

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

20106.8

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

20077.4

The Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

The Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

20127.5

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

20157.4

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

20097.2

The Bad Guys 3

The Bad Guys 3

2026

Seeing Other People

Seeing Other People

20045.8

For Christ's Sake

For Christ's Sake

20115.0

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

20098.1

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

20018.1

Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest

Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest

19967.3

TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special

TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special

2015

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

20146.8

Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

20095.6

Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer

Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer

20046.4

The Thick of It

The Thick of It

20078.5

Dawg

Dawg

20024.4

Maraschino Ruby

Maraschino Ruby

20227.5

Man Rots from the Head

Man Rots from the Head

20165.8

Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits

Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits

20236.6

Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

2022

The Simpsons Guy

The Simpsons Guy

2014

Turn the Lights Back On

Turn the Lights Back On

2026

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