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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)

Alex Borstein


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) 
  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) 
  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) 
  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) 
  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) 
  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) 
 
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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) 
 
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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
Trivia

Was in the Lizzie McGuire Movie as Ms. Ungermyer

Is married to Jackson Douglas

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