Biography
Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (born February 15, 1973) 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, Californ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Bad Guys 2
2025
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, mast...
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
2023
as Self
Alex Borstein performs a music-infused stand-up special from The Wolford Theatre.
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits
2023
Writer
Alex Borstein performs a music-infused stand-up special from The Wolford Theatre.
Maraschino Ruby
2022
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
Misty Luggins sets a trap for the Bad Guys, but they were already caught and in custody for another crime; stealing a push pop... allegedly.
The Bad Guys
2022
as Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)
When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a...
Extinct
2021
as Mali (voice)
Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, tra...
Bombardier Blood
2020
Executive Producer
In an attempt to complete the Seven Summits, a do-or-die mountaineer with a severe bleeding disorder risks his life in order to shine a light upon the...
Man Rots from the Head
2016
as Gladys
A salesman on a bum route runs in to an odd lot.
The Angry Birds Movie
2016
as Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird (voice)
An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the...
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015
as Self
The top 40 funniest cartoon characters are showcased in this TV special, as determined by a Nielsen viewers' survey.
Love the Coopers
2015
as Angie Cooper
When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events...
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
as Wonder Woman (voice)
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship surrenders DC Comics' multitude of Super Heroes and Super-Villains to the demented whims of ...
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Millie
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious ...
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
as Wonder Woman (voice)
The Robot Chicken crew takes a peek at what happens when the DC villains end up on the same beach as the DC heroes on spring break!
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012
as Wonder Woman / Giganta / Woman (voice)
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special brings you the awesomeness of the DC Comics universe of characters as only Robot Chicken can, with amazing guest s...
ParaNorman
2012
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One d...
Ted
2012
as John's Mom
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear ...
For Christ's Sake
2011
as Mrs. Marcus
Robert, a small town priest, finds out his estranged brother desperately needs a loan for cancer treatment and secretly borrows money from the church'...
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
2010
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl's Mother (voice)
With the Griffins stuck again at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.”
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Red Hair Woman (uncredited)
Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim pla...
Killers
2010
as Mrs. Baily
When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, ...
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / OnStar Voiceover / Empire Member's Wife / Robot Wife (voice)
Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009
as Self / Various (voice)
A commercial-free variety special starring Seth MacFarlane and his "Family Guy" co-star Alex Borstein. The half-hour special will highlight the duo's ...
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009
Writer
A commercial-free variety special starring Seth MacFarlane and his "Family Guy" co-star Alex Borstein. The half-hour special will highlight the duo's ...
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009
as Lois Griffin (voice)
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 ...
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009
Supervising Producer
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 ...
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2008
as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru (voice)
With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2008
Supervising Producer
With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".
The Lookout
2007
as Mrs. Lange
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he ...
The Thick Of It
2007
as Hope Mueller
A put-upon member of Congress is harassed by inept politicians. Based on the BBC series, "The Thick of It."
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
2006
Alex Borstein presents a comedy concert.
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way)
2006
Writer
Alex Borstein presents a comedy concert.
Little Man
2006
as Janet
After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobs...
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Natalie
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005
as Lois Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipate...
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005
Writer
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipate...
Kicking & Screaming
2005
as Obnoxious Hummer Lady (uncredited)
Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam, is...
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
2004
as Betty Henderson
In this, her first non acting effort, writer/director Jamie Donahue parodies the 1950's high school educational film.
Catwoman
2004
as Sally
Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she's resurrected an...
Seeing Other People
2004
as Tracy
Ed and Alice are two months shy of getting married when she realizes that she wishes she'd had a more active love life while still single. Reluctantly...
Bad Santa
2003
as Milwaukee Mom with Photo
You'd better watch out - Santa Claus Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Wille's favorite holiday tr...
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003
as Miss Ungermeyer
Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, become...
Showtime
2002
as Casting Director
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
Dawg
2002
as Darcy Smits
To inherit a million dollars, an egotistical womanizer must find the women he's betrayed and convince them to forgive him.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001
as Lois Griffin / Female Hipster / Julie / Grandma (voice)
The holidays are approaching, and who better to play Jesus in the town nativity scene than Stewie? Plus, Peter gives the family's gifts to charity, Br...
Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest
1996
as Queen Machina (voice)
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 ...