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Alex Borstein

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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, 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.

Overview

Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Frasier

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

American Dad!

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

Too Late with Adam Carolla

Life in Pieces

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Kicking & Screaming

Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest

The Angry Birds Movie

Dinner for Schmucks

Ted

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Showtime

Good Night, and Good Luck.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

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

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Getting On

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

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

Family Guy

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Production Credits

The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper