Alex Borstein

Mostly Credited As: Alex Borstein
Birth Name: Alexandrea Borstein
Date Of Birth: February 15, 1971 (Age 45)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 5' (1.52 m)

Alexandrea Borstein comes from Chicago but moved to Los Angeles in 1980 with her family. She went on to graduate from San Francisco State University.
Alex was a member of the Los Angeles-based ACME Comedy Theatre before hitting the big time. While working on her stand-up comedy career, she was spotted performing in the Big Stinkin' International Improv and Sketch Festival in Austin, Texas by a MADtv casting agent. Since then she has been a regular on MADtv performing as very the popular Ms. Swan as well and many other noteable characters.
After being cast on MADtv, Alex has gone on to do many other things. She has written scripts for Casper, Histeria, and Pinky and the Brain and is also the voice of Lois Griffin on Family Guy. Alex has two brothers, and is married to Jackson Douglas.

TV Appearances

Main cast

Bordertown (2016)	As: Janice Buckwald \| Becky Buckwald -- [Voice]
Getting On (US) (2013)	As: Dawn Forchette
Slacker Cats (2007)	As: Ingrid \| Latoyah -- [Voice]
Celebrity Blackjack (2004)	As: Host (S01)
Family Guy (1999)	As: Lois Griffin \| Various Characters -- [Voice]
MADtv (1995)	As: Various (1997-2002)

Episode Cast Credits

Family Guy (1999) Show all 43 episode cast credits
	• Underage Peter	14x14: (Feb/21/2016)	*Voiced*	Tricia Takanawa
	• An App A Day	14x13: (Feb/14/2016)	*Voiced*	Mrs. Lapardo
	• Peternormal Activity	14x04: (Oct/25/2015)	*Voiced*	Deborah Kerr
	• Take My Wife	13x18: (May/17/2015)	*Voiced*	Barbara Pewterschmidt
Shameless (US) (2011) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• A Night to Remem... Wait, What?	05x04: (Feb/01/2015)	As	Lou Deckner
	• There's the Rub	04x05: (Feb/09/2014)	As	Lou Deckner
	• Strangers on a Train	04x04: (Feb/02/2014)	As	Lou Deckner
	• Cascading Failures	03x06: (Feb/24/2013)	As	Lou Deckner
@Midnight (2013)
	• Paul F. Tompkins \| Alex Borstein \| Brandon Johnson	02x153: (Dec/08/2014)	As	Herself
The Doctors (2008) (2008)
	• Extreme Weight Loss Makeovers; Treating Embarrassing Health Conditions; Celebrity Health Scares: Could They Happen to You?	06x140: (Apr/17/2014)	As	Herself
Robot Chicken (2005) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• DC Comics Special II: Villains In Paradise	(Apr/06/2014)	*Voiced*	Wonder Woman
	• DC Comics Special	(Sep/09/2012)	*Voiced*	Wonder Woman
	• Unionizing Our Labor	04x13: (Aug/09/2009)	*Voiced*	Various Characters
	• They Took My Thumbs	04x02: (Dec/14/2008)	*Voiced*	Wonder Woman
The Soup (2004)
	• December 11	10x49: (Dec/11/2013)	As	Herself
The Cleveland Show (2009) Show all 19 episode cast credits
	• Wheel! Of! Family!	04x23: (May/19/2013)	*Voiced*	Hadassah Lowenstein
	• Of Lice and Men	04x20: (May/12/2013)	*Voiced*	Hadassah Lowenstein
	• Grave Danger	04x19: (Apr/28/2013)	*Voiced*	Hadassah Lowenstein
	• Who Done Did It?	04x16: (Apr/07/2013)	*Voiced*	Woman
Bunheads (2012)
	• Channing Tatum Is a Fine Actor	01x12: (Jan/14/2013)	As	Mrs. Cramer
Hot In Cleveland (2010)
	• Rubber Ball	03x15: (Mar/21/2012)	As	Preshi
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
	• Cast of "Family Guy"	15x14: (Sep/14/2009)	As	Herself
Talk Show with Spike Feresten (2006)
	• Alex Borstein	01x20: (Apr/07/2007)	As	Herself
Drawn Together (2004)
	• The Lemon-AIDS Walk	02x12: (Feb/22/2006)	*Voiced*	Lois Griffin
	• Clara's Dirty Little Secret	01x02: (Nov/03/2004)	As	Evil Stepmother
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
	• Rob Morrow, Alex Borstein, Ian Edwards	02x03: (Jan/04/2006)	As	Herself
Too Late With Adam Carolla (2005)
	• Episode 6	01x06: (Aug/16/2005)	As	Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
	• Fred Willard, Seth McFarlane, & Alex Borstein	03x72: (Jun/06/2005)	As	Herself
	• Seth McFarlane & Alex Borstein	03x58: (May/04/2005)	As	Herself
MADtv (1995)
	• Episode #1012	10x12: (Feb/05/2005)	As	Herself
	• The 200th Episode	09x06: (Nov/08/2003)	As	Ms. Swan/Karen Goddard
Gilmore Girls (2000) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Come Home	05x12: (Feb/01/2005)	As	Miss Celine
	• Here Comes the Son	03x21: (May/13/2003)	As	Miss Celine
	• The Deer Hunters	01x04: (Oct/26/2000)	As	Drella
	• Kill Me Now	01x03: (Oct/19/2000)	As	Drella
Lizzie McGuire (2001)
	• The Lizzie McGuire Movie	(May/02/2003)	As	Miss. Ungermeyer
Friends (1994)
	• The One With the Soap Opera Party	09x20: (Apr/24/2003)	As	Bitter Woman on Stage
Frasier (1993)
	• Farewell, Nervosa	10x20: (Apr/22/2003)	As	Evelyn
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (US) (2002)
	• Alex Borstein, Terri Nunn, Coolio, Jim Norton	01x03: (Mar/18/2002)	As	Herself
Titus (2000)
	• Bachelor Party	03x13: (Feb/13/2002)	As	Nicky
Power Rangers (1993)
	• A Zeo Beginning (4)	04x02: (Apr/23/1996)	*Voiced*	Queen Machina, [Starring Roles]
	• A Zeo Beginning (3)	04x01: (Apr/20/1996)	*Voiced*	Queen Machina, [Starring Roles]
	• Peace, Love, and Woe	01x13: (Sep/21/1993)	*Voiced*	Madame Woe

Crew Credits

Show Crew

Family Guy (1999)	• Co-Producer • Supervising Producer • Staff Writer • Executive Producer
Shameless (US) (2011)	• Consulting Producer

Episode Crew

Shameless (US) (2011) (Credited in 5 episodes from this show)
• Show all 5 episode crew credits
• Cascading Failures	03x06	Feb/24/2013	As: Writer
• Hurricane Monica	02x09	Mar/11/2012	As: Writer
• A Beautiful Mess	02x04	Jan/29/2012	As: Writer
• But at Last Came a Knock	01x09	Mar/06/2011	As: Teleplay
• Three Boys	01x05	Feb/06/2011	As: Teleplay
Family Guy (1999) (Credited in 5 episodes from this show)
• Show all 5 episode crew credits
• Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show		Nov/08/2009	As: Writer
• It Takes A Village Idiot, And I Married One	05x17	May/13/2007	As: Writer
• Bango Was His Name-O (2)	04x29	May/21/2006	As: Writer
• Deep Throats	04x23	Apr/09/2006	As: Writer
• Fish Out of Water	03x10	Sep/19/2001	As: Writer

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