Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 18, 1966
Place of Birth:
Potomac, Maryland, USA
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Lori Alan
Biography
Lori Alan (née Denniberg, born July 18, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. She voices the long-running role of Pearl Krabs the Whale on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voices news anchor Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear video game series, as well as various voices on Hey Arnold!.
She voiced for movies including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Inside Out, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Minions, and as Bonnie's Mom in Toy Story 3 & 4 (and Toy Story Toons).
She started acting at age five, making her television debut in a Shakey's Pizza commercial. Her stage debut was as Annie's youngest sister in a local community theater production of Annie Get Your Gun. A longtime member of New York's Gotham City Improv (Groundlings East), she went on to Emerson College and graduated with honors from Tisch School of the Arts.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Plankton: The Movie | Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice) |
| 2024 | SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp | Pearl / Teen Girls (voice) |
| 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone | Pearl |
| 2022 | Minions & More Volume 1 | Marilyn (voice) |
| 2021 | It Takes Three | Sara Berger |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
| 2019 | The Way You Look Tonight | Mom - Marguerite |
| 2018 | The Grinch | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Mrs. Teevee (voice) |
| 2016 | Norman Television | Marilyn (voice) |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Pearl (voice) |
| 2015 | Minions | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2015 | Riley's First Date? | Mom's Sadness (voice) |
| 2014 | Achmed Saves America | Evelyn (voice) |
| 2014 | The Radiator Springs 500½ | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2014 | Toy Story That Time Forgot | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
| 2013 | Dean Slater: Resident Advisor | Mrs. Harris |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2013 | Rolling with Dad | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2013 | Toy Story of Terror! | Bonnie's mom (voice) |
| 2012 | It's a SpongeBob Christmas! | Pearl |
| 2012 | Partysaurus Rex | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
| 2012 | Time Travel Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
| 2011 | Hawaiian Vacation | Mrs. Anderson (voice) |
| 2011 | Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip | Pearl Krabs |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice) |
| 2011 | Air Mater | Blue Hawk (voice) |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
| 2010 | Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales | Additional Voices |
| 2010 | Heavy Metal Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
| 2010 | Monster Truck Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
| 2010 | Family Guy: And Then There Were Fewer | Diane Simmons (voice) |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2009 | Unidentified Flying Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
| 2008 | WALL·E | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2008 | Tokyo Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
| 2008 | Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest | Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice) |
| 2005 | Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Diane Simmons (voice) |
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Anita Levine |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Pearl (voice) |
| 2004 | LeapFrog: Math Circus | Green (voice) |
| 2001 | The Fluffer | Harmony |
| 1997 | Larry and Steve | |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Wife Mrs. Habib |
| 1995 | Boys on the Side | Girl with Attitude |
| 1994 | The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins | Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Holy Matrimony | Cleopatra |
| The Feeling Expert | Janice |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nobody Wants This | Deborah |
| 2022 | Loot | Commentator |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Goose (voice) |
| 2021 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Pearl Krabs (voice) |
| 2021 | The Patrick Star Show | Princess Pearlina (voice) |
| 2021 | The Patrick Star Show | Pearl / Child (voice) |
| 2021 | The Patrick Star Show | Pearl / Ventriloquist Dummy / Audience / Soldiers (voice) |
| 2020 | SpongeBob As Told By | Self |
| 2018 | A.P. Bio | Didi |
| 2018 | The Rookie | Gary’s Neighbor |
| 2016 | Acting Dead | Zombietologist |
| 2016 | Colony | Elaine |
| 2013 | Mighty Med | Ms. Gleason |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffins | Gloria Gorilla (voice) |
| 2012 | Lab Rats | Edie |
| 2011 | Shameless | Stacy Baer |
| 2010 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | Linda Robbins |
| 2010 | Hollywood Is Like High School with Money | Iris Whitaker |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Robbi Nathan |
| 2009 | Southland | |
| 2009 | Castle | Ms. Papen |
| 2009 | The League | Mrs. Shtotelman |
| 2007 | Chuck | Bill Bergey |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Dixie (voice) |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Dixie / Nerd (voice) |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Ivory / Dixie (voice) |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Dixie / Mail Woman / Eunice (voice) |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Ivory / Nerds (voice) |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Ivory / Dr. Joy / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Dixie / Ivory (voice) |
| 2007 | Cory in the House | Ms. Flowers |
| 2005 | Bones | Gina Carlson |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Ellen Weaver |
| 2005 | The Closer | Kathy Weber |
| 2004 | Stroker and Hoop | Leslie / Henna St. Chloe-Butz / Co-Ed 1 (voice) |
| 2002 | 3-South | |
| 2002 | Good Morning, Miami | Loretta |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Macy's Saleswoman |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Valerie Esposito |
| 2000 | The Kids from Room 402 | |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Young Larry's Mom Rose |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Diane Simmons / Girl (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Diane Simmons / Jolene (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Diane Simmons / Lady (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Diane Simmons / Eva Braun (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Diane Simmons / Coco (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Diane Simmons / Charles Lindbergh's Wife (voice) |
| 1998 | Charmed | Cynthia |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Jean |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Elder's Daughter (voice) |
| 1997 | Cow and Chicken | |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Sabrina's Car (voice) |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Rhonda's Mother (voice) |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Secretary / Cop / Candy Lady (voice) |
| 1996 | Boston Common | Liz |
| 1995 | What a Cartoon! | Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice) |
| 1995 | Ned and Stacey | Theresa |
| 1994 | Friends | Sonya |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Invisible Woman (voice) |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Rachel Carson |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Lt. Felina Feral (voice) |
| 1993 | Dave's World | The T.A. |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Martha |