Alex Borstein

Alex Borstein

Acting
Born 1971-02-15Highland, 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.

Movies (42)

The Bad Guys 2
7.6

The Bad Guys 2

2025Movie7.6
Ted
6.5

Ted

2012Movie6.5
The Bad Guys
7.5

The Bad Guys

2022Movie7.5
The Angry Birds Movie
6.3

The Angry Birds Movie

2016Movie6.3
Little Man
5.9

Little Man

2006Movie5.9
A Million Ways to Die in the West
6.0

A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014Movie6.0
Catwoman
4.6

Catwoman

2004Movie4.6
ParaNorman
7.1

ParaNorman

2012Movie7.1
Extinct
6.2

Extinct

2021Movie6.2
Bad Santa
6.6

Bad Santa

2003Movie6.6
Love the Coopers
6.0

Love the Coopers

2015Movie6.0
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
6.3

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

2003Movie6.3
Showtime
5.6

Showtime

2002Movie5.6
Killers
6.0

Killers

2010Movie6.0
The Lookout
6.6

The Lookout

2007Movie6.6
Dinner for Schmucks
5.7

Dinner for Schmucks

2010Movie5.7
Good Night, and Good Luck.
7.1

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005Movie7.1
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
6.9

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

2005Movie6.9
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
7.5

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

2012Movie7.5
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
6.8

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

2010Movie6.8
Kicking & Screaming
5.8

Kicking & Screaming

2005Movie5.8
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
7.2

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

2009Movie7.2
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
7.4

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

2015Movie7.4
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
8.1

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

2009Movie8.1
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
7.4

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2007Movie7.4
The Bad Guys 3

The Bad Guys 3

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

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

2015Movie
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
5.6

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

2009Movie5.6
Seeing Other People
5.8

Seeing Other People

2004Movie5.8
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
8.1

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

2001Movie8.1
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
6.8

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

2014Movie6.8
The Thick of It
8.5

The Thick of It

2007Movie8.5
Dawg
4.4

Dawg

2002Movie4.4
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
6.5

Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits

2023Movie6.5
Maraschino Ruby
7.5

Maraschino Ruby

2022Movie7.5
For Christ's Sake
5.0

For Christ's Sake

2011Movie5.0
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
7.3

Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest

1996Movie7.3
Man Rots from the Head
5.8

Man Rots from the Head

2016Movie5.8
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

2022Movie
Turn the Lights Back On

Turn the Lights Back On

Movie
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
6.4

Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer

2004Movie6.4
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)

Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)

2006Movie

TV Shows (36)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Family Guy
7.4

Family Guy

1999Series7.4
Shameless
8.2

Shameless

2011Series8.2
American Dad!
7.0

American Dad!

2005Series7.0
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Friends
8.4

Friends

1994Series8.4
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Gilmore Girls
7.9

Gilmore Girls

2000Series7.9
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
Hot in Cleveland
7.2

Hot in Cleveland

2010Series7.2
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
8.1

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2017Series8.1
Resident Alien
7.8

Resident Alien

2021Series7.8
The Cleveland Show
5.9

The Cleveland Show

2009Series5.9
Power Rangers
7.1

Power Rangers

1993Series7.1
Workaholics
7.4

Workaholics

2011Series7.4
Masters of Sex
7.1

Masters of Sex

2013Series7.1
Drawn Together
8.2

Drawn Together

2004Series8.2
Life in Pieces
7.1

Life in Pieces

2015Series7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
7.1

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021Series7.1
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
5.9

Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

2008Series5.9
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
6.5

Big Bad BeetleBorgs

1996Series6.5
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
7.3

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

2016Series7.3
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
6.9

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020Series6.9
Titus
6.9

Titus

2000Series6.9
Getting On
6.3

Getting On

2013Series6.3
Bordertown
5.5

Bordertown

2016Series5.5
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
5.5

Talkshow with Spike Feresten

2006Series5.5
Too Late with Adam Carolla
8.5

Too Late with Adam Carolla

2005Series8.5
Gary & Mike
7.0

Gary & Mike

2001Series7.0
Las que faltaban
5.7

Las que faltaban

2019Series5.7
Bunk

Bunk

2012Series
Delirium
9.7

Delirium

2014Series9.7
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
8.0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

2002Series8.0
MADtv
7.1

MADtv

1995Series7.1
Celebrity Blackjack

Celebrity Blackjack

2004Series