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Lori Alan
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Alan at the 2016 Paradise City Comic Con
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| 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.
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2010 | Hollywood is Like High School with Money | Iris Whitaker | 9 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Lori Alan para niños
