Biography
ALEX BORSTEIN is best known for her wildly popular character „Ms. Swan‟ on MADtv and as the voice of „Lois‟ on “Family Guy,” where she also serves as a writer/producer.
Borstein is no stranger to the film world. In addition to GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, she has appeared opposite Halle Barry in CATWOMAN, and in various other features, including KICKING & SCREAMING, THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE, COYOTE UGLY, SHOWTIME, BAD BOY and BAD SANTA.
Originally from Chicago, Borstein moved to Los Angeles with her family in 1980. She graduated from San Francisco State University, where she earned a degree in rhetoric. She started performing improvisation while in San Francisco and later joined the ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles. Alex also toured the country with her critically heralded stand-up special, "Drop Dead Gorgeous in a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way."
Borstein is short and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jackson.
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Actress
Movies | |
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2025 |
The Bad Guys 2 |
2022 |
The Bad Guys |
2021 |
Extinct |
2015 |
Love the Coopers |
2014 |
A Million Ways to Die in the West |
2012 |
ParaNorman |
2010 |
For Christ's Sake |
Killers |
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2007 |
The Lookout |
The Thick of It (TV movie) |
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2006 |
LiTTLEMAN |
2005 |
Kicking & Screaming |
2004 |
Catwoman |
Seeing Other People |
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2003 |
Bad Santa |
The Lizzie McGuire Movie |
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2002 |
Bad Boy |
Showtime |
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2000 |
Coyote Ugly |
Documentaries | |
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2012 |
Family Guy: 200 Episodes Later (TV movie) |
2004 |
Hilary's Roman Adventure |
Video compilation | |
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2005 |
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story |
Short | |
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2015 |
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship (TV movie) |
2014 |
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise (TV movie) |
2012 |
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (TV movie) |
2004 |
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer |
2001 |
Brown Eyed Girl |
Producer
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2007 |
Family Guy |
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Meet the Quagmires (S05E18) |
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It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One (S05E17) |
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No Chris Left Behind (S05E16) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2006 |
Family Guy |
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Barely Legal (S05E08) |
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Chick Cancer (S05E07) |
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Prick Up Your Ears (S05E06) |
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more episodes (5) |
Screenwriter
Series | |
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2013 |
Shameless |
Cascading Failures (S03E06) |
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2012 |
Shameless |
Hurricane Monica (S02E09) |
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A Beautiful Mess (S02E04) |
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2011 |
Shameless |
But at Last Came a Knock (S01E09) |
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Three Boys (S01E05) |
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2007 |
Family Guy |
It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One (S05E17) |
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2006 |
Family Guy |
Bango Was His Name, Oh! (S04E29) |
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Deep Throats (S04E23) |
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2001 |
Family Guy |
A Fish Out of Water (S03E10) |
Shows | |
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2023 |
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits |