Lori Alanborn 1966
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Actor
Popularity
3.2
Famous
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.
Credits
2025
Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family • Fantasy
as Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
2024
Animation • Comedy • Family • Horror • TV Movie
as Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
2017
Animation • Comedy • Family
as Mrs. Teevee (voice)
2011
Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family • Science Fiction
as Pearl Krabs
2010
Action • Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2009
Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family • Science Fiction
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2005
Adventure • Animation • Comedy
as Diane Simmons (voice)
2004
Action • Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Mystery • Thriller
as Anita Levine
2008
Action • Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction • TV Movie
as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
1994
Animation
as Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)