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Alex Borstein, born Alexandrea Borstein on February 15, 1971, is an American comedian, screenwriter, singer, and television actor. She was born in Highland Park and educated at San Francisco State University. Her professional career began in 1993, and she is a member of the Writers Guild of America West. Borstein is known for her notable role as Lois Griffin.
She has received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Borstein speaks English and practices Judaism. She is married to Jackson Douglas, and they have two children. She suffers from hemophilia and plays the harp and voice. Her work locations include the United States.
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Highland, Illinois, USA
Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for her long-running role as Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv. A native of Highland Park, Illinois, Borstein is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where she studied…
Known for
- The Bad Guys 2 — Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)2025
- Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits — Self2023
- The Bad Guys — Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)2022
- Maraschino Ruby — Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)2022
- Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' — Self2022
- Extinct — Mali (voice)2021
- Resident Alien — Carlyn2021
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Self - Contestant2021
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens — Wilma (voice)2020
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1971
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 175
- Total plays
- 913
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Key facts
- Born
- Alexandrea Borstein , ( 1971-02-15 ) February 15, 1971 (age 55) , Highland Park, Illinois , U.S.
- Alma mater
- San Francisco State University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actress comedian writer producer
- Years active
- 1993–present
- Spouse
- Jackson Douglas ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2017 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Highland Park
- Spouse
- Jackson Douglas
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.alexborstein.com
- Image
- Alex Borstein by Gage Skidmore 4 (retouched).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- Alex Borstein
- date of birth
- 1971-02-15
- ethnic group
- White Americans
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- social media followers
- 87265
- birth name
- Alexandrea Borstein
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- nickname
- Alex
- medical condition
- hemophilia
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandrea Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer best known as Lois Griffin in Family Guy, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award, and Susie Myerson in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), which won her two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Borstein also had lead roles as various characters on the sketch comedy series MADtv (1997–2009) and as Dawn Forchette in the medical comedy series Getting On (2013–2015). She had supporting roles in numerous films, including Showtime (2002), Bad Santa (2003), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Little Man (2006), Killers (2010), Ted (2012), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), Love the Coopers (2015), and The Bad Guys (2022) as well as its sequel (2025).
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