Who is Alex Borstein?

Alexandrea Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Borstein voices Lois Griffin on the animated comedy television series "Family Guy" (1999–present). She gained acclaim for starring as Susie Myerson in the comedy-drama series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maise"l (2017–present).

Borstein also had lead roles as various characters on the sketch comedy series "MADtv" (1997–2009), as well as Dawn Forchette in the medical comedy series "Getting On" (2013–2015). She had supporting roles in numerous films, including "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" (2003), "Catwoman" (2004), "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005), "Dinner for Schmucks" (2010), "Ted" (2012), "ParaNorman" (2012), and "A Million Ways to Die in the West" (2014).

Borstein spent her childhood in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, before moving with her family to Northridge, California, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. She graduated from Chatsworth High School in 1989. 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 the cast of MADtv after being scouted by talent agents. Borstein was also 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.