Alex Borstein

Best known for her roles as the outrageous Mrs. Swan on MAD TV and devoted wife Lois on the hit FOX series Family Guy, comedic female talent Alex Borstein has been keeping busy on screens both large and small ever since appearing in a handful of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers in the mid-1990s.

Born in Highland Park, Chicago and raised in the nearby suburb of Deerfield, Borstein moved to Los Angeles with her family in 1980 and eventually enrolled in San Francisco State University. It was there that the aspiring comic began trying her talent at improvisational theater, and shortly after graduation she would begin performing at the ACME Comedy Theater. Small roles in The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and a short-lived spin-off were quick to follow, with her stint on MAD TV beginning in 1997. While many fans cited her as a highlight of the show thanks to her outlandish characters and quick wit, Borstein was also eager to launch a film career and could frequently be seen in such features as Showtime, Bad Santa, and Cat Woman. Her distinctive voice seeming to lend itself well to animated performances, Borstein was cast as levelheaded housewife Lois on The Family Guy in 1999. It was around this time that she would continue her small screen trajectory with a handful appearances on the wildly popular family drama The Gilmour Girls as well.

In 2005 Borstein took a turn for the dramatic in the monochromatic period drama Goodnight, and Good Luck, with subsequent small screen roles on Drawn Together and Robot Chicken serving well to balance out the serious of the critically acclaimed Edward Murrow drama. The following year Borstein would bring her popular stage show to viewers across the nation with the release of Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down to Earth Bombshell Sort of Way) to home video, and In 2007 Borstein would be paired with Goodnight, and Good Luck star Jeff Daniels once again in the tense crime thriller The Lookout. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide