Alex Borstein - wikipedia Alex Borstein Alex Borstein Borstein at the 2016 WonderCon Alexandrea Borstein ( 1971 - 02 - 15 ) February 15, 1971 ( age 47 ) Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. Alma mater San Francisco State University Occupation Actress, writer, producer, comedian Years active 1992 -- present Spouse ( s ) Jackson Douglas ( m. 1999 ; div. 2014 ) Children Website www.alexborstein.com Alexandrea Borstein ( born February 15, 1971 ) is an American actress, writer, producer, and comedian. She is best known for voicing the role of Lois Griffin on the animated comedy series Family Guy ( 1999 -- present ), for which she has been nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy Awards. She also had lead roles as various characters on the sketch comedy series MADtv ( 1997 -- 2009 ), Dawn Forchette in the medical comedy series Getting On ( 2013 -- 15 ), and Susie Myerson in the historical comedy - drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ( 2017 -- present ), the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Borstein has held supporting roles in numerous films, including The Lizzie McGuire Movie ( 2003 ), Catwoman ( 2004 ), Good Night, and Good Luck ( 2005 ), Ted ( 2012 ), ParaNorman ( 2012 ), and A Million Ways to Die in the West ( 2014 ). A native of Deerfield, 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 in 1997 as a featured player, becoming a repertory player mid-season. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1993 -- 1998 : Career beginnings and MADtv 2.2 1999 -- 2009 : Further success and Family Guy 2.3 2010 -- present : Getting On and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Borstein was born in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb north of the city of Chicago, in 1973 ( according to her own official website ), though some sources still say 1971. She was raised in Deerfield, Illinois. Borstein has two elder brothers. Her parents, Irv and Judy Borstein, are both mental health professionals. Borstein is Jewish. Her father is from Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, a Holocaust survivor, was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, and moved to the United States after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Borstein attended San Francisco State University. Career 1993 -- 1998 : career beginnings and MADtv Borstein trained in improv at the ACME Comedy Theater, where she met her writing partner and future husband Jackson Douglas. Shortly after they began working together on the animated series Casper and Pinky and the Brain, Borstein left her position at an ad agency -- where she had written print ads for Barbie -- to become a full - time writer. In 1996, while still writing for Casper, Borstein worked on the show Power Rangers Zeo as the voice of Queen Machina, the queen of the Machine Empire. In 1997, Borstein became a cast member on the third season of the sketch comedy show MADtv. She originally joined the cast as a featured player, but was upgraded to the repertory mid-season. Borstein was best known on MADtv for her character Ms. Swan ; her other recurring characters included Eracist Anne, `` Stick Chick '' Echo, singer Jasmine Wayne - Wayne, child prodigy Karen Goddard, lounge singer Shaunda, News at Six outside - the - studio reporter Sue Napersville, and Cordo the GAP troll. When Seth Green made recurring appearances on the show as mean boss Mr. Brightling, Borstein would play his mother, Mama Brightling. 1999 -- 2009 : further success and Family Guy Borstein at the 2010 San Diego Comic - Con While working on MADtv, Borstein met Seth MacFarlane, who was then preparing to launch the animated sitcom Family Guy on FOX. MacFarlane was originally supposed to create animated shorts for MADtv, but declined in favor of creating an independent series. MacFarlane cast Borstein as the voice of character Lois Griffin. After the show 's debut in January 1999, Family Guy was cancelled by the network in 2002, but returned in 2005. As well as her role as the voice performer for Lois and several other characters ( including a brief appearance as Ms. Swan in a 2005 episode ), she is also a producer and staff writer. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice - Over Performance for the episode `` Lois Comes Out of Her Shell '' in 2013. In 2000, Borstein was cast as Sookie St. James in the WB drama Gilmore Girls. She portrayed Sookie in the pilot, but her MADtv contract prevented her from continuing in the role, which was recast with Melissa McCarthy. Borstein made recurring appearances on Gilmore Girls throughout the show 's run, first as the harpist Drella and later as the stylist Miss Celine. As a film actress, she played the school principal in The Lizzie McGuire Movie ( 2003 ), the best friend of Halle Berry 's character in Catwoman ( 2004 ), and an employee at CBS News in Good Night, and Good Luck ( 2005 ). She also had a small role in the movie Bad Santa ( 2003 ) and an uncredited cameo as an obnoxious coffee shop patron in the Will Ferrell movie Kicking & Screaming ( 2005 ). On some commercials, she sometimes voices Olive Oyl from Popeye and Betty Boop. Borstein was a co-host of GSN 's Celebrity Blackjack in 2004. She made at least three guest appearances, once as Lois Griffin, on the Comedy Central animated program Drawn Together. Borstein was cast as a press secretary in the 2007 sitcom pilot The Thick of It, but the series was not picked up for broadcast. She was seen in the 2009 comedy For Christ 's Sake, which was directed by her real - life husband Jackson Douglas. Borstein 's production company is called Crackerpants, Inc. In 2007, they released the DVD Drop Dead Gorgeous ( in a Down - to - Earth Bombshell Sort of Way ), a recording of a live performance at the Alex Theatre, with opening act Teddy Towne. The title comes from one of many actual female character breakdowns Borstein reads from to illustrate sexism in the industry. 2010 -- present : Getting on and the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Borstein at the 2012 San Diego Comic - Con Borstein has made several supporting appearances in such comedic films as Killers ( 2010 ), Dinner for Schmucks ( 2010 ), Ted ( 2012 ), ParaNorman ( 2012 ), A Million Ways to Die in the West ( 2014 ), and The Angry Birds Movie ( 2016 ). In 2010, Borstein joined the first season staff of the Showtime comedy - drama series Shameless, as a writer and supervising producer. In its second season, she held the position of writer and consulting producer. She also guest starred as Lou Deckner in numerous episodes of the series, beginning in the first season episode `` But at Last Came a Knock ''. She also appeared as a comedian contestant on IFC 's short - lived comedy - driven game show Bunk in 2012. Borstein later starred as Dawn Forchette on the HBO comedy series Getting On, which is a remake of a UK series of the same name. The series has gained positive reviews and earned multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations. It aired from 2013 to 2015. Beginning in 2017, Borstein starred as Susie Myerson in the historical comedy - drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, for which she received significant critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Personal life Borstein is divorced from actor and writer Jackson Douglas, whom she met while studying improv at the ACME Comedy Theatre. Douglas proposed to her during the taping of a MADtv skit ; the couple married in 1999. Douglas filed for divorce in October 2014. In the DVD commentary for the Family Guy episode `` Stewie Kills Lois '' -- at the time she was pregnant -- she joked about the possibility of naming her baby Stewie. They have a son named Barnaby Borstein Douglas ( born September 8, 2008 ) and a daughter named Henrietta Borstein Douglas ( born October 1, 2012 ). Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Coyote Ugly Bidding Auction Woman Uncredited 2003 The Lizzie McGuire Movie Miss Ungermeyer Bad Santa Milwaukee Mom Seeing Other People Tracy Catwoman Sally Billy 's Dad Is a Fudge - Packer ! Betty Henderson Short film 2005 Kicking & Screaming Obnoxious Hummer Lady Uncredited Stewie Griffin : The Untold Story Lois Griffin / Various voices Also writer Good Night, and Good Luck Natalie 2006 Little Man Janet 2007 The Lookout Mrs. Lange 2009 For Christ 's Sake Mrs. Marcus Killers Lily Bailey Dinner for Schmucks Martha 2012 Ted Helen Bennett ParaNorman Mrs. Henscher ( voice ) 2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West Millie 2016 The Angry Birds Movie Sophie Bird / Peggy Bird ( voice ) Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 -- 1994 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Various voices 4 episodes Power Rangers Zeo Queen Machina / Robocupid ( voice ) 42 episodes Big Bad Beetleborgs Cataclaws ( voice ) Episode : `` Yo Ho Borgs '' 1997 -- 2009 MADtv Herself / Various characters Main cast ; 124 episodes Also writer 1999 -- 2003, 2005 -- present Family Guy Lois Griffin / Barbara Pewterschmidt / Various voices Main cast ; 309 episodes Also writer, producer 2000 -- 2005 Gilmore Girls Drella / Miss Celine 8 episodes 2002 Titus Nicky Episode : `` Bachelor Party '' 2002 -- 2003 3 South Becky ( voice ) 3 episodes 2003 Friends Bitter Woman on Stage Episode : `` The One with the Soap Opera Party '' Frasier Evelyn Episode : `` Farewell, Nervosa '' 2005 -- 2012 Robot Chicken Various voices 8 episodes 2006 American Dad ! Doctor Gupta / Museum Curator ( voice ) Episodes : `` Roger ' n ' Me '' and `` Garfield and Friends '' Drawn Together Lois Griffin / Various voices Episodes : `` A Tale of Two Cows '' and `` The Lemon AIDS Walk '' 2007 -- 2009 Slacker Cats Latoyah ( voice ) 3 episodes 2008 -- 2009 Seth MacFarlane 's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Various voices 3 episodes 2009 -- 2013 The Cleveland Show Lois Griffin / Various voices 16 episodes 2009 Glenn Martin, DDS Clerk ( voice ) Episode : `` Deck the Malls '' 2011 -- 2015 Shameless Lou Deckner 5 episodes ; also writer, consulting producer 2012 Hot in Cleveland Preshi Episode : `` Rubber Ball '' 2012 -- 2016 Workaholics Colleen Walker 3 episodes 2012 Robot Chicken DC Comics Special Wonder Woman / Various voices TV special 2012 -- 2013 Bunheads Sweetie Cramer / Hooker Episodes : `` Pilot '' and `` Channing Tatum Is a Fine Actor '' 2013 -- 2015 Getting On Dawn Forchette Main cast ; 18 episodes 2015 Life in Pieces Lynette Episode : `` Ponzi Sex Paris Bounce '' 2016 Bordertown Janice Buckwald / Becky ( voice ) 12 episodes MADtv Ms. Swan Episode : `` Episode 7 '' Gilmore Girls : A Year in the Life Drella / Miss Celine Episodes : `` Winter '' and `` Fall '' Son of Zorn Elizabeth Episode : `` Return of the Drinking Buddy '' 2017 -- present The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Susie Myerson Main cast ; 8 episodes 2017 animals. Lois Griffin ( voice ) Episode : `` Pigeons. '' Video games Year Title Role Notes 2006 Family Guy Video Game ! Lois Griffin / Various voices 2012 Family Guy : Back to the Multiverse 2014 Family Guy : The Quest for Stuff Radio Year Title Role Notes 2015 Special Relativity Nox / Lucinda Awards and nominations Year Organization Work ( s ) Result Ref. 2006 DVD Exclusive Awards Best Screenplay ( for a DVD Premiere Movie ) Stewie Griffin : The Untold Story Won Spike Video Game Awards Best Cast Family Guy Video Game ! Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Good Night, and Good Luck Nominated 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program Family Guy Nominated 2013 Outstanding Voice - Over Performance Nominated 2018 Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Pending Outstanding Character Voice - Over Performance Family Guy Pending References Jump up ^ `` FAQ ( first question ) ''. Alexborstein.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Alex Borstein on ' Family Guy ' and ' Getting On ' ''. Jump up ^ Phipps, Keith ( 2006 - 11 - 20 ). `` Random Rules : Alex Borstein ''. The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2007 - 10 - 11. Retrieved 2006 - 11 - 21. Jump up ^ `` It 's a MAD World ''. Sonic.net. 2002 - 10 - 19. Archived from the original on 2012 - 05 - 12. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Random Rules : Alex Borstein ''. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hemophilia Humor ''. Jump up ^ http://jewishjournal.com/culture/just-asking/228674/alex-borstein-and-her-maisel-character-were-both-like-little-bulldogs/ Jump up ^ Courtney Crowder ( November 12, 2014 ). `` Alex Borstein, a woman of many voices with just the right tone ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 19, 2017. Jump up ^ For Christ 's Sake ( 2010 ). IMDb.com Jump up ^ Drop Dead Gorgeous ( In a Down to Earth Bombshell Sort of Way ), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007 Jump up ^ http://people.com/tv/family-guy-star-alex-borstein-finalizes-divorce-jackson-douglas/ Jump up ^ `` ' Family Guy ' Star Alex Borstein -- Husband Files For Divorce... I Want Pewterschmidt Money ''. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/09/09/alex-borstein-a/ Jump up ^ `` Alex Borstein Welcomes Baby No. 2 : Henrietta ''. Celebrity Baby Scoop. October 8, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Alex Borstein - Power Rangers Central ''. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Special Relativity - A Radio Comedy starring Alex Borstein ''. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Alex Borstein - Awards - IMDb ''. Retrieved August 10, 2018. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alex Borstein. 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Question: who does the voice of lois in family guy
Answer: Alexandrea Borstein