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Biography

Alex has two brothers, and is married to Jackson Douglas. She is most famous for starring in MadTV. Alex Borstein left MadTV because she…more

Born

2/15/1973, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Alexandrea Borstein

Gender

Female

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Star (11)

Role
- Family Guy
  Lois Griffin
  - S 10: Ep 21 Tea Peter
    5/13/12
  - S 10: Ep 13 Tom Tucker: The Man and his Dream
    2/12/12
  - S 10: Ep 2 Seahorse Seashell Party
    10/2/11
  - S 9: Ep 2 Excellence in Broadcasting
    10/3/10
  - S 9: Ep 1 And Then There Were Fewer
    9/26/10
  - + 8 More Credits
- Family Guy
  Lois (and various)
  - S 10: Ep 16 Killer Queen
    3/11/12
  - S 10: Ep 15 Burning Down the Bayit
    3/4/12
  - S 10: Ep 14 Be Careful What You Fish For
    2/19/12
  - S 10: Ep 12 Livin' on a Prayer
    1/29/12
  - S 10: Ep 11 The Blind Side
    1/15/12
  - + 151 More Credits
- Family Guy
  Lois Griffin as Princess Leia
  - S 9: Ep 18 It's a Trap!
    5/22/11
- Family Guy
  Lois Griffin/Barbara Pewterschmidt
  - S 9: Ep 3 Welcome Back Carter
    10/10/10
  - S 8: Ep 12 Extra-Large Medium
    2/14/10
- Family Guy
  Lois Griffin/Tricia Takanawa
  - S 8: Ep 16 April in Quahog
    4/11/10
- Family Guy
  Lois and Various
  - S 8: Ep 7 Jerome is the New Black
    11/22/09
  - S 8: Ep 6 Quagmire's Baby
    11/15/09
- Family Guy
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 4 Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
    11/8/09
- The Thick of It (US)
  Hope Mueller
- Slacker Cats
  Latoyah
  - S 1: Ep 6 Buckley and Eddie Deceased
    9/17/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Casino Miaow
    9/10/07
  - S 1: Ep 4 Ozymandias
    9/3/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 Big Guy
    8/27/07
  - S 1: Ep 1 Mexico
    8/13/07
- Celebrity Blackjack
  Co-Host
  - S 1: Ep 6 Championship Tournament
    8/9/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 William Baldwin v. Ben Stein v. Shelley Morrison v. Rodney Peete v. John Melendez
    8/2/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Shannen Doherty v. Caroline Rhea v. D.L. Hughley v. Willie Garson v. Bijou Phillips
    7/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Eddie Griffin v. Jamie Kennedy v. Melissa Joan Hart v. Hal Sparks v. Dean Cain
    7/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Richard Belzer v. Chynna Phillips v. Marissa Jaret Winokur v. Andy Dick v. Mark Steines
    7/12/04
  - + 1 More Credits
- MadTV
  Featured Player (Seasons 3), Cast Member (Season 3-7)
  - S 7: Ep 25 Episode #725
    5/18/02
  - S 7: Ep 24 Episode #724
    5/11/02
  - S 7: Ep 23 Episode #723
    5/4/02
  - S 7: Ep 22 Episode #722
    4/27/02
  - S 7: Ep 21 Episode #721
    4/20/02
  - + 126 More Credits
Recurring Role (10)

Role
- The Cleveland Show
  Mrs. Lowenst + Others
  - S 3: Ep 21 Mama Drama
    5/13/12
- The Cleveland Show
  Mrs. Lowenstein
  - S 2: Ep 21 Your Show of Shows
    5/8/11
  - S 2: Ep 10 Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'
    1/9/11
  - S 2: Ep 8 Murray Christmas
    12/5/10
  - S 2: Ep 3 How Cleveland Got His Groove Back
    10/10/10
  - S 1: Ep 19 Brown History Month
    5/9/10
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Cleveland Show
  Trish
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Short Story And A Tall Tale
    2/13/11
- The Cleveland Show
  Mrs. Lowenstein/Cake Woman
  - S 2: Ep 12 Like A Boss
    1/23/11
- The Cleveland Show
  Loretta Brown
  - S 1: Ep 17 Gone with the Wind
    4/11/10
- The Cleveland Show
  Tyne Daly
  - S 1: Ep 15 Once Upon a Tyne in New York
    3/21/10
- The Cleveland Show
  Lois Griffin/Mrs. Lowenstein
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/27/09
- Gilmore Girls
  Miss Celine
  - S 5: Ep 12 Come Home
    2/1/05
  - S 3: Ep 21 Here Comes the Son
    5/13/03
- Gilmore Girls
  Drella
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Deer Hunters
    10/26/00
  - S 1: Ep 3 Kill Me Now
    10/19/00
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Lorelai's First Day at Chilton
    10/12/00
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    10/5/00
- Power Rangers
  Queen Machina (voice)
  - S 4: Ep 50 A Season to Remember
    11/27/96
  - S 4: Ep 49 Good as Gold
    11/23/96
  - S 4: Ep 48 Hawaii Zeo
    11/22/96
  - S 4: Ep 47 Rangers of Two Worlds (2)
    11/21/96
  - S 4: Ep 46 Rangers of Two Worlds (1)
    11/20/96
  - + 37 More Credits
Guest Star (36)

Role
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 8 Episode #5.008
    9/13/11
- Shameless
  Lou Deckner
  - S 1: Ep 9 But at Last Came a Knock
    3/6/11
- Glenn Martin, DDS
  Clerk
  - S 1: Ep 14 Deck the Malls
    11/29/09
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 16 The Cast Of Family Guy
    9/14/09
- Robot Chicken
  Daffney Gillfin, Wonder Woman
  - S 4: Ep 13 Unionizing Our Labor
    8/9/09
- MadTV
  Featured Player (Seasons 3), Cast Member (Season 3-7)
  - S 14: Ep 17 Episode #1417
    5/16/09
- MadTV
  Various
  - S 14: Ep 13 Episode #1413
    3/21/09
  - S 13: Ep 2 Episode #1302
    9/22/07
  - S 13: Ep 1 Episode #1301
    9/15/07
  - S 10: Ep 12 Episode #1012
    2/5/05
- Robot Chicken
  Wonder Woman
  - S 4: Ep 2 They Took My Thumbs
    12/14/08
- Robot Chicken
  Mother, Negative Wonder Woman
  - S 3: Ep 12 Losin' The Wobble
    11/4/07
- Robot Chicken
  Various
  - S 3: Ep 12 Losin' The Wobble
    11/4/07
  - S 2: Ep 1 Suck It
    4/2/06
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Deep End
    4/10/05
- MadTV
  Ms. Swan
  - S 13: Ep 4 Episode #1304
    10/6/07
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 140 October 4, 2007
    10/4/07
- Talkshow with Spike Feresten
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 20 Alex Borstein
    4/7/07
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 52 Alex Borstein/Plain White T's/John Waters
    11/30/06
- Icons
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Seth Green
    8/19/06
- Drawn Together
  Various
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Lemon-AIDS Walk
    2/22/06
- Drawn Together
  Jelly Donuts leader
  - S 2: Ep 10 A Tale of Two Cows
    2/8/06
- Too Late with Adam Carolla
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    8/16/05
- Robot Chicken
  various
  - S 1: Ep 16 Nightmare Generator
    6/19/05
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 72 Fred Willard, Seth McFarlane, & Alex Borstein
    6/6/05
  - S 3: Ep 58 Seth McFarlane & Alex Borstein
    5/4/05
- Robot Chicken
  French Woman
  - S 1: Ep 11 Toy Meets Girl
    5/1/05
- Drawn Together
  Evil Stepmother
  - S 1: Ep 2 Clara's Dirty Little Secret
    11/3/04
- MadTV
  Ms. Swan & Karen Goddard
  - S 9: Ep 6 The 200th Episode
    11/8/03
- Lizzie McGuire
  Miss Ungermeyer
  - S 2: Ep 35 The Lizzie McGuire Movie (aka Ciao Lizzie!)
    5/2/03
- Friends
  Bitter Woman on Stage
  - S 9: Ep 20 The One with the Soap Opera Party
    4/24/03
- Frasier
  Evelyn
  - S 10: Ep 20 Farewell, Nervosa
    4/22/03
- 3 South
  Becky
  - S 1: Ep 9 Joe Gets Expelled
    1/9/03
  - S 1: Ep 8 Midnight Del
    1/2/03
  - S 1: Ep 3 New Friends
    11/21/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 41 Dennis Farina, Alex Borstein, and Bill Scheft
    9/17/02
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (US)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Alex Borstein, Terri Nunn, Coolio, Jim Norton
    3/18/02
- Titus
  Nicky
  - S 3: Ep 13 Bachelor Party
    2/13/02
- Gary and Mike
  Maya
  - S 1: Ep 4 Road Rage
    1/26/01
- Beetleborgs
  Cataclaws (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 32 Yo Ho Borgs
    11/25/96
- Power Rangers
  Lipsyncher (voice)
  - S 2: Ep 19 Two for One
    10/24/94
- Power Rangers
  Bloom of Doom (voice)
  - S 2: Ep 6 Bloom of Doom
    9/17/94
- Power Rangers
  Contest Announcer (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 36 Birds of a Feather
    11/22/93
- Power Rangers
  Madame Woe (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 12 Peace, Love, and Woe
    9/21/93
Cameo (1)

Role
- Robot Chicken
  Various Characters
Writer (2)

Role
- Shameless
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Beautiful Mess
    1/29/12
- Family Guy
  Writer
  - S 5: Ep 17 It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One
    5/13/07
  - S 4: Ep 29 Bango Was His Name Oh (2)
    5/21/06
  - S 4: Ep 23 Deep Throats
    4/9/06
  - S 3: Ep 10 Fish Out of Water
    9/19/01
Consulting Producer (1)

Role
- Shameless
  Consulting Producer
  - S 2: Ep 11 Just Like the Pilgrims Intended
    3/25/12
  - S 2: Ep 7 A Bottle of Jean Nate
    2/19/12
  - S 2: Ep 6 Can I Have a Mother
    2/12/12
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Beautiful Mess
    1/29/12
  - S 2: Ep 3 I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day
    1/22/12
  - + 11 More Credits
Producer (1)

Role
- Family Guy
  Producer
  - S 5: Ep 4 Saving Private Brian
    11/5/06
  - S 5: Ep 3 Hell Comes to Quahog
    9/24/06
  - S 5: Ep 2 Mother Tucker
    9/17/06
  - S 5: Ep 1 Stewie Loves Lois
    9/10/06
  - S 4: Ep 23 Deep Throats
    4/9/06
  - + 3 More Credits
Co-Producer (1)

Role
- Family Guy
  Co-Producer
  - S 4: Ep 27 The Griffin Family History
    5/14/06
  - S 4: Ep 26 Petergeist
    5/7/06
  - S 4: Ep 25 You May Now Kiss The...Uh...Guy Who Receives
    4/30/06
  - S 4: Ep 24 Peterotica
    4/23/06
  - S 4: Ep 19 Brian Sings & Swings
    1/8/06
  - + 14 More Credits
Teleplay (1)

Role
- Shameless
  Teleplay
  - S 1: Ep 9 But at Last Came a Knock
    3/6/11
  - S 1: Ep 5 Three Boys
    2/6/11
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Family Guy
  Executive Producer
  - S 5: Ep 10 Peter's Two Dads
    2/11/07
Supervising Producer (1)

Role
- Family Guy
  Supervising Producer
  - S 5: Ep 18 Meet The Quagmires
    5/20/07
  - S 5: Ep 15 Boys Do Cry
    4/29/07
  - S 5: Ep 14 No Meals On Wheels
    3/25/07
  - S 5: Ep 13 Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey
    3/11/07
  - S 5: Ep 12 Airport '07
    3/4/07
  - + 6 More Credits

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Comic-Con 2010: Family Guy

By Steve Heisler, Jul 24, 2010

The panel kicked off by screening part of the next Return Of The Jedi spoof, It's A Trap!. read more
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Comic-Con 2010: Saturday's Don't-Miss-'Em TV Panels

By Louis Peitzman, Jul 12, 2010

Behold the Comic-Con 2010 TV panel highlights for Saturday, July 24. read more

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- In an episode of Family Guy entitled "Don't Make Me Over", an animated version of Ms. Swan made a brief appearance and was voiced by her as well.
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- She plays the harp, as she demonstrated on Gilmore Girls.
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- She aspired to be an Olympic gymnast before her breasts grew too big for her to continue.
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- Alex: I think I was born because my parents had two boys and wanted to give it one more go and try for a girl...they got me instead.
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- Alex: Well, I think it was always kind of a given that it was going to be Stewie or Brian. Stewie's kind of our star, I think, so we couldn't not do it without him. I think it makes for the best kind of story, and because it's Stewie, anything's possible. (about writing the Family Guy movie.)
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