Alex Borstein
Acting
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.
Born: February 15, 1971
Place of Birth: Highland, Illinois, USA
Known For
Delirium
Set in a world where love is deemed illegal and can be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena Holoway does the unthinkable, she falls in love.
Friends
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
For all that is good, there exists a dark opposite, an enemy with the will to destroy with awesome fury. Despite these adversaries, peace and harmony prevail... all because of six exceptional teenagers who have been uniquely empowered to defend against evil. This is the story of THE POWER RANGERS... in their greatest challenge yet! The evil LORD ZEDD and his wife, RITA REPULSA, in the ultimate attempt to render our heroes powerless, have turned The Power Rangers into children. Now their leader, ZORDON, has no choice but to send them to undercover the power of the ZEO Crystal. It is a mission known as "The ZEO Quest." With great courage, the young voyagers embark on a remarkable journey to their ancestry. Only through the revitalizing powers of the ZEO Crystal can our heroes save themselves and in turn... all of mankind.
Shameless
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
Drawn Together
The world's first animated reality series gathers icons from all corners of the cartoon universe and lets them loose, with plenty of cameras to catch their exploits. Here's what happens when eight cartoon characters stop being polite and start getting real.
Drawn Together
The world's first animated reality series gathers icons from all corners of the cartoon universe and lets them loose, with plenty of cameras to catch their exploits. Here's what happens when eight cartoon characters stop being polite and start getting real.
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
You can learn a lot from a maniacal baby genius bent on a world of domination, but we kinda hope you don't. In the shockingly hilarious 100th episode of 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘶𝘺, Stewie makes good on his threat to do away with “vile woman” he calls Lois.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown talent - one that will take her all the way from the comedy clubs of Greenwich Village to a spot on Johnny Carson’s couch.
The Thick of It
A put-upon member of Congress is harassed by inept politicians. Based on the BBC series, "The Thick of It."
Gilmore Girls
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
Filmography
as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
as Mali (voice)
as Carlyn
as Self - Contestant
as Wilma (voice)
as Self
as Invitada
as Susie Myerson
as Drella
as Miss Celine
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
as Janice Buckwald
as Becky Buckwald
as Angie Cooper
as Wonder Woman (voice)
as Linette
as Lois Griffin (archive footage)
as Millie
as Wonder Woman (voice)
as Self
as Dawn Forchette
as Loretta
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
as John's Mom
as Mrs. Marcus
as Colleen Walker
as Lou Deckner
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
as Preshi
as Mrs. Baily
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
as Self / Various (voice)
as Hadassah Lowenstein (voice)
as Lois Griffin (voice)
as Various Characters (voice)
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
as Hope Mueller
as Mrs. Lange
as Janet
as Natalie
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
as Betty Henderson
as Jelly Donuts Leader (voice)
as AIDS Walk Coordinator / Lois Griffin (voice)
as Sally
as Tracy
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
as Miss Ungermeyer
as Self
as Casting Director
as Self
as Darcy Smits
as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
as Maya (voice)
as Drella
as Miss Celine
as Nicky
as Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice)
as Cataclaws (voice)
as Queen Machina (voice)
as Various
as Ms Swan / Karen
as Ms. Swan, Mama Brightling
as Bitter Woman on Stage
as Evelyn
as Queen Machina (voice)