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Lori Alan
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Alan at the 2016 Paradise City Comic Con
Occupation Actress
Years active 1990–present

Lori Alan is an American actress. She is famous for voicing Pearl Krabs on the popular cartoon show SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Diane Simmons on Family Guy. You might also know her as the Invisible Woman from Fantastic Four. In video games, she voiced The Boss in the Metal Gear series.

About Lori Alan

Lori Alan grew up in a family with different beliefs. Her mother was a Southern Baptist, and her father was Jewish. Both of her parents were performers. They fully supported her dream of becoming an actress. Today, Lori Alan lives in Los Angeles, California.

She started acting when she was only five years old. Her first TV appearance was in a commercial for Shakey's Pizza.

Lori Alan cares a lot about animals. She works to help rescue animals and improve their lives. She has spoken out against animal cruelty. She also supports the World Protection for Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade charity. Lori is on the board of Pickle Pants Rescue, an animal rescue group in Los Angeles.

Her Acting Career

Lori Alan has been a voice actress for over thirty years. When she voices a character, she likes to try out different things. She trusts her own ideas to find the character's true personality. She learned this skill early in her career.

Voice Acting Roles

Lori Alan is well-known for many voice roles. She voices Pearl the Whale on SpongeBob SquarePants. She also played Sue Richards, the Invisible Woman, in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four. Another famous role is Diane Simmons, a news reporter, on Family Guy. In video games, she voiced The Boss in the Metal Gear series. Her performance as The Boss was even called one of the top 25 "Greatest Acting Performances in Video Games" by Complex magazine.

She has also lent her voice to many animated movies. These include Monsters University, Toy Story 3, Despicable Me 2, WALL-E, and Inside Out. She has also been in the SpongeBob SquarePants movies. Her voice can be heard in TV shows like Henry Hugglemonster, Cow and Chicken, Animaniacs, and Futurama.

In 2014, Lori Alan won a Voice Arts Award (VAA). This award recognized her amazing work in voice acting. She also won for her great national television commercial.

On-Camera and Stage Roles

Besides voice acting, Lori Alan has acted in many TV shows. Some of these include Desperate Housewives, Ray Donovan, Workaholics, Bones, Southland, CSI, 90210, and Law & Order.

She has also performed on stage. Her theater roles include The Pee-wee Herman Show and her own show, Lori Alan: The Musical. She played Queen Celia in the musical Sneaux!. She also performed in the musical Reefer Madness. Critics praised her performance in Reefer Madness in 1999. She returned to the show for its tenth anniversary in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Holy Matrimony Cleopatra
The Rockford Files: "I Still Love L.A." Karen Kupfer Television film
1995 Boys on the Side Girl with Attitude
Father of the Bride Part II Wife Mrs. Habib
1996 The Oz Kids Toto Lost in New York Mother and Wife (voice) Direct-to-video
The Oz Kids Virtual Oz Auntie Scraps (voice)
The Oz Kids Underground Adventure
Garage Sale Gwen Short film
Larry & Steve Cindy, Loudspeaker Voice (voice)
2001 The Fluffer Harmony
2004 Comic Book: The Movie Anita Levine Direct-to-video
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Pearl Krabs (voice)
2005 Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Diane Simmons (voice) Direct-to-video
2008 WALL-E Axiom Passenger #8
Tokyo Mater Additional voices Short film
2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Divorce Sale Short film
2010 Pee-Wee Gets an iPad! Chairry, Magic Screen (voice) Video short
Toy Story 3 Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2013 Monsters University Bus Driver (voice)
Despicable Me 2 Additional voices
Dean Slater: Resident Advisor Mrs. Harris
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Pearl Krabs (voice)
Inside Out Mom's Sadness (voice)
Minions Additional voices
Riley's First Date? Mom's Sadness (voice) Short film
2017 Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Mrs. Teevee (voice) Direct-to-video
Despicable Me 3 Additional voices
2019 Toy Story 4 Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Pearl Krabs (voice) Scene deleted
2025 Plankton: The Movie Pearl Krabs, Woman in Crowd (voice)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Law & Order Martha Episode: "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die"
1993 Phenom Beverly Episode: "Answered Prayers"
1994 Dave's World The T.A. Episode: "Family Membership"
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron Lt. Felina Feral (voice) 6 episodes
1995 The George Carlin Show Nurse Episode: "George Tells the Truth"
Ned and Stacey Theresa Episode: "Reality Check"
Buford's Got a Gun Estelle Television short
1994–1996 The Fantastic Four Invisible Woman (voice) 27 episodes
1996 Boston Common Liz 3 episodes
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Mom, Girl (voice) Episode: "Eye Full of Wander/Lifestyles of the Rich and Scary"
Touched by an Angel Rachel Carson Episode: "Into the Light"
1997 The Angry Beavers Porcupine, Skunk (voice) Episode: "Enter the Daggett/Bugaboo"
Cow and Chicken Winney (voice) Episode: "Chicken's First Kiss"
What a Cartoon! Cindy (voice) Episode: "Larry & Steve"
1997–1999, 2001 Hey Arnold! Brooke Lloyd, School Secretary, Chocolate Woman, Police Officer Pudney, Announcer (voice) 5 episodes
1998 Animaniacs Sharon Stone (voice) Episode: "Hooray for North Hollywood"
1999–2002, 2005–2010 Family Guy Diane Simmons, additional voices 63 episodes
1999 Johnny Bravo Production Assistant, Robot Walla (voice) Episode: "Karma Krisis/A Star Is Bruised/The Prince and the Pinhead"
1999–present SpongeBob SquarePants Pearl Krabs, additional voices Main role
1999 The Kids from Room 402 Nurse Pitts (voice) Episode: "Son of Einstein"
The Brothers Flub Additional voices
2000 PB&J Otter Dr. Molar Fox (voice) Episode: "Butter's First Check-Up/The Legend of Ponce de L'Otter"
2001 Will and Grace Jean Episode: "Coffee & Commitment"
2002 The Tick District Attorney Episode: "The Tick vs. Justice"
Charmed Cynthia Episode: "Lost and Bound"
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Sabrina's Car (voice) Episode: "Driving Mr. Goodman"
Rocket Power Game Voice (voice) Episode: "Sim Sammy/Otto Hangs 11"
3-South Felicity, Various (voice) 2 episodes
2003 Friends Sonya Episode: "The One Where Monica Sings"
Good Morning, Miami Loretta Episode: "Mutt and Jake"
Six Feet Under Macy's Saleswoman Episode: "The Eye Inside"
2004 ChalkZone Brain (voice) Episode: "Skrawl's Brain"
The Wild Thornberrys Elder's Daughter (voice) Episode: "Eliza Unplugged"
2005 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Librarian, Rosella, Girl #2 (voice) Episode: "Duck!"
Stroker and Hoop Leslie, Helena St. Chloe-Butz, Coed, Grandma, Reporter, Woman, Porche, Tour Guide, Sunshine (voice) 3 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Valerie Esposito Episode: "Still Life"
2006 W.I.T.C.H. Brenda (voice) Episode: "U is for Undivided"
2007 Cory in the House Mrs. Flowers 4 episodes
2007–2009 Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Ivory, Nerds, Dr. Joy, Various Characters, Dixie, Nerd, Eunice, Mail Lady (voice) 7 episodes
2008 Days of Our Lives Java Café Patron Episode: "Episode #1.10942"
2009 Chuck Judy Roberts Episode: "Chuck Versus the First Kill"
Chowder Lady #2, Lady #6, Lady #8 (voice) Episode: "Won Ton Bombs"
Southland D.A. Deborah Janowitz 3 episodes
The Closer Kathy Weber Episode: "Strike Three"
2010–2011 Mater's Tall Tales Additional voices 4 episodes
2010 The Hard Times of RJ Berger Linda Robbins 2 episodes
90210 Realtor Episode: "Holiday Madness"
Futurama Additional voices
Fanboy & Chum Chum
2011 BlackBoxTV Joanna Haywood Episode: "The Family Circus"
McCracken Live! Lauren Hanson Episode: "The Pilot Lot"
Law & Order: LA Robbi Nathan Episode: "Benedict Canyon"
Workaholics Betsy Russ Episode: "6 Hours Til Hedonism II"
2011–2012 Toy Story Toons Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice) Main role
2012 Lab Rats Edie (voice) Episode: "Commando App"
School Board Susan 4 episodes
Bones Gina Carson Episode: "The Gunk in the Garage"
2013 Rolling with Dad Brenda Stickle Television short
Ray Donovan Darlene Episode: "Road Trip"
Mighty Med Mrs. Gleason 2 episodes
Doc McStuffins Gloria the Gorilla 1 episode
Toy Story of Terror! Bonnie's Mom (voice) Television special
2013–2014 Henry Hugglemonster Momma (voice) 43 episodes
2014 Castle Ms. Papen Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Acting Dead Zombietologist 2 episodes
Grey's Anatomy Ellen Weaver Episode: "Don't Let's Start"
Toy Story That Time Forgot Bonnie's Mom (voice) Television special
2015 Natasha Natasha's Mother Episode: "A Finale"
The League Mrs. Shtotelman Episode: "Deflategate"
2015–2017 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Ms. Bing 2 episodes
2016 Son of Zorn Laseron (voice) Episode; "Return to Orange County"
2017 Colony Elaine Episode; "Eleven.Thirteen"
2018 A.P. Bio Didi 2 episodes
2019 Shameless Stacy Baer
2020 Archibald's Next Big Thing Gale St. Salty / Walker (voice) Episode; "The Royal Strutters/Impromptu Cruise"
2021-present Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years Baby Pearl (voice) 13 episodes
The Patrick Star Show Pearl Krabs, additional voices 4 episodes
2021 Curb Your Enthusiasm Young Larry's Mom Rose Episode: "Man Fights Tiny Woman"
2023 Pokémon Concierge Watanabe English dub

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Hollywood is Like High School with Money Iris Whitaker 9 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Shannara Lessa
2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater The Boss
2005 Area 51 Additional voices
2006 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence The Boss
Family Guy Video Game! Diane Simmons
2008 CSI: NY Amy Yablans, Olivia Moretti, Eloise Stanwick-Lourdes
2009 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Newscaster
2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker The Boss/The Boss AI Pod
2012 Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure Bonnie's Mom
2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain The Boss AI Pod
2023 SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Pearl Krabs

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