Alex Borstein

Who is this?

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).

Career

1. 1971
   Born
2. 2018
   Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
3. 2018
   Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
4. 2019
   Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
5. Member of Writers Guild of America West

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Highland Park
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: comedian, screenwriter, singer, television actor
• •Plays: harp, voice
• •Spouse: Jackson Douglas