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Alex Borstein

Alex Borstein

21 movies on Netflix

Biography

Alex Borstein is an American actress and comedian who also writes and produces. She trained in improv with the ACME Comedy Theater troupe, then joined the cast of MADtv in 1997, where her characters included Ms. Swan. She provides the voice of Lois Griffin on Family Guy, a role that won her a Primetime Emmy Award, and she played Susie Myerson on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from 2017 to 2023, earning two more Emmys for her supporting work in a comedy series. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, she played Dawn Forchette on the HBO comedy Getting On, which aired from 2013 to 2015, and wrote for and produced the series Shameless. Her film credits include Showtime (2002), Bad Santa (2003), 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).

55years old

Turns 56 on February 15in 124 days

  • Born Highland Park
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Alexandrea Borstein (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
21
Career span
23 years2002 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A change of course

    Before becoming a full-time writer, Borstein worked at an ad agency writing print ads for Barbie. She left that job to write for animated series such as The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper and Pinky and the Brain.

Alex Borstein movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story2005 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Vanessa / Condoleezza Rice / Additional Voicesvoice

    IMDb rating 7.534K votes

  2. Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest2007 Animation, Comedyas Lois Griffin as Princess Leia

    IMDb rating 8.28.8K votes

  3. Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side2009as Lois Griffin as Princess Leia

    IMDb rating 7.77.4K votes

  4. Catwoman2004as Sally

    IMDb rating 3.5134K votes

  5. The Lizzie McGuire Movie2003as Miss Ungermeyer

    IMDb rating 5.644K votes

  6. Bad Santa2003as Milwaukee Mom with Photo

    IMDb rating 7.0169K votes

  7. The Bad Guys2022as Police Chief Misty Luggins

    IMDb rating 6.983K votes

  8. Ted2012as John's Mom

    IMDb rating 6.9719K votes

Most often with

Peter Shin directed three of these films, Seth MacFarlane two and Pierre Perifel two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Seth Green, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Seth GreenSeth MacFarlane, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Seth MacFarlanePatrick Warburton, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Patrick WarburtonMila Kunis, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Mila KunisGiovanni Ribisi, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Giovanni RibisiZazie Beetz, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Zazie BeetzPeter ShinDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Peter ShinSeth MacFarlaneDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Seth MacFarlanePierre PerifelDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Pierre Perifel

Films together

Box office

What Alex Borstein's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

14 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 21 films: 14 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

Ted2012as John's Mom$549 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Ted2012as John's Mom
    $549M30.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Bad Guys2022as Police Chief Misty Luggins
    $250M13.7% of the total
  3. 3
    The Bad Guys 22025as Commissioner Misty Luggins (voice)
    $240M13.1% of the total
  4. 4
    ParaNorman2012as Mrs. Henscher (voice)
    $107M5.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Littleman2006as Janet
    $104M5.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Killers2010as Lily Bailey
    $98M5.4% of the total
  7. 7
    A Million Ways to Die in the West2014as Millie
    $86M4.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Catwoman2004as Sally
    $82M4.5% of the total
Showtime (2002), $77.9 millionBad Santa (2003), $76.5 millionThe Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), $55.5 millionGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005), $54.6 millionLove the Coopers (2015), $42.4 millionThe Lookout (2007), $5.4 million

$312 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 2018 to 2019, three of them major.

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Alex Borstein's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2019Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselWon
2018Outstanding Character Voice-Over PerformanceFamily GuyWon
2018Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselWon

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