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Lori Alan
Alan at the 2016 Paradise City Comic Con
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990–present
Website	www.lorialan.com

Lori Alan is an American actress. She has played a long-running role as Pearl Krabs on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear video game series.

Personal life

Alan had a mixed-faith family: her mother is a Southern Baptist and her father is Jewish.^[1] Both of her parents were performers and supported her choice to be an actress.^[2] Alan lives in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

She started acting at age five, making her television debut in a Shakey's Pizza commercial.^[3]

Alan is active in animal rescue and welfare causes.^[4] She has spoken out against animal cruelty and has campaigned for the anti-dog meat charity World Protection for Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade.^[5] She is also on the board of Pickle Pants Rescue, an animal rescue organization in Los Angeles.^[4]

Career

Alan has done vocal work for over three decades.^[6] Her process of getting to the authentic personality of the character she is providing the voice for is to improvise and trust her own choices, something she learned at her first voice acting job.^[7]

Alan voices Pearl the Whale on SpongeBob SquarePants, Sue Richards (the Invisible Woman) on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four, newsreader-turned-murderer Diane Simmons on Family Guy, and The Boss in the Metal Gear series. Lori has done voices in feature films: Monsters University, Toy Story 3, Despicable Me 2, WALL-E, Inside Out, and the SpongeBob SquarePants film series. She has also voiced roles for Henry Hugglemonster, Cow and Chicken, Animaniacs, and Futurama. Her rendition of The Boss was rated as one of the top 25 "Greatest Acting Performances in Video Games" by Complex.^[8]

In 2005, she joined Warren Beatty, Rob Reiner, Kurtwood Smith and Jason George to help voice commercials against proposals made by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.^[9]

In 2014, she won a Voice Arts Award (VAA) for outstanding body of work and outstanding national television commercial.^[10]

Alan's on-camera roles include Desperate Housewives, Ray Donovan, Comedy Central's Workaholics, Bones, Southland, CSI, 90210, Law & Order: LA, Law & Order and many more. On stage credits include The Pee-wee Herman Show,^[11] solo show Lori Alan: The Musical, Queen Celia in the hit musical Sneaux!, and the award-winning musical Reefer Madness.^[12] Her 1999 performance in Reefer Madness as a "Reefer Madam" was praised by the Los Angeles Times.^[13]

She revisited her role in the Reefer Madness tenth Anniversary Cast in 2015.^[14] Her vocals on the song "The Stuff" was considered both sultry and comical by Broadway World.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Holy Matrimony	Cleopatra	^[15]
1994	The Rockford Files: "I Still Love L.A."	Karen Kupfer	Television film
1995	Boys on the Side	Girl with Attitude	^[15]
1995	Father of the Bride Part II	Wife Mrs. Habib
1996	The Oz Kids Toto Lost in New York	Mother and Wife (voice)	Direct-to-video
	The Oz Kids Virtual Oz	Auntie Scraps (voice)
	The Oz Kids Underground Adventure	Auntie Scraps (voice)
	Garage Sale	Gwen	Short film
	Larry & Steve	Cindy, Loudspeaker Voice (voice)	Short film
2001	The Fluffer	Harmony	^[15]
2004	Comic Book: The Movie	Anita Levine	Direct-to-video^[2]
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Pearl Krabs (voice)	^[15]^[16]
2005	Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story	Diane Simmons (voice)	Direct-to-video
2008	WALL-E	Axiom Passenger #8
2008	Tokyo Mater	Additional voices	Short film
2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Additional voices
2009	Divorce Sale	Hot Chick	Short film
2010	Pee-Wee Gets an iPad!	Chairry, Magic Screen (voice)	Video short
2010	Toy Story 3	Bonnie's Mom (voice)	^[15]^[16]
2013	Monsters University	Bus Driver (voice)	^[15]^[16]
	Despicable Me 2	Additional voices	^[15]
	Dean Slater: Resident Advisor	Mrs. Harris
	Meet My Rapist	Mom	Short film
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Pearl Krabs (voice)
	Inside Out	Mom's Sadness (voice)	^[15]^[16]
	Minions	Additional voices	^[15]
	Riley's First Date?	Mom's Sadness (voice)	Short film
2017	Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory	Mrs. Teevee (voice)	Direct-to-video^[16]
2017	Despicable Me 3	Additional voices
2019	Toy Story 4	Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2020	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	Pearl Krabs (voice)	Scene deleted^[17]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Law & Order	Martha	Episode: "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die"
1993	Phenom	Beverly	Episode: "Answered Prayers"
1994	Dave's World	The T.A.	Episode: "Family Membership"
1994	SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron	Lt. Felina Feral (voice)	6 episodes^[7]
1995	The George Carlin Show	Nurse	Episode: "George Tells the Truth"
	Ned and Stacey	Theresa	Episode: "Reality Check"
	Buford's Got a Gun	Estelle	Television short
1994–1996	The Fantastic Four	Invisible Woman (voice)	27 episodes^[16]
1996	Boston Common	Liz	3 episodes
	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Mom, Girl (voice)	Episode: "Eye Full of Wander/Lifestyles of the Rich and Scary"^[16]
	Touched by an Angel	Rachel Carson	Episode: "Into the Light"
1997	The Angry Beavers	Porcupine, Skunk (voice)	Episode: "Enter the Daggett/Bugaboo"
	Cow and Chicken	Winney (voice)	Episode: "Chicken's First Kiss"^[16]
	What a Cartoon!	Cindy (voice)	Episode: "Larry & Steve"^[16]
1997–1999, 2001	Hey Arnold!	Brooke Lloyd, School Secretary, Chocolate Woman, Police Officer Pudney, Announcer (voice)	5 episodes^[16]
1998	Animaniacs	Sharon Stone (voice)	Episode: "Hooray for North Hollywood"^[16]
1999–2002, 2005–2010	Family Guy	Diane Simmons, additional voices	63 episodes
1999	Johnny Bravo	Production Assistant, Robot Walla (voice)	Episode: "Karma Krisis/A Star Is Bruised/The Prince and the Pinhead"^[16]
1999–present	SpongeBob SquarePants	Pearl Krabs, additional voices	Main role^[16]
1999	The Kids from Room 402	Nurse Pitts (voice)	Episode: "Son of Einstein"^[16]
1999	The Brothers Flub	Additional voices
2000	PB&J Otter	Dr. Molar Fox (voice)	Episode: "Butter's First Check-Up/The Legend of Ponce de L'Otter"
2001	Will and Grace	Jean	Episode: "Coffee & Commitment"
2002	The Tick	District Attorney	Episode: "The Tick vs. Justice"
	Charmed	Cynthia	Episode: "Lost and Bound"
	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Sabrina's Car (voice)	Episode: "Driving Mr. Goodman"
	Rocket Power	Game Voice (voice)	Episode: "Sim Sammy/Otto Hangs 11"
	3-South	Felicity, Various (voice)	2 episodes
2003	Friends	Sonya	Episode: "The One Where Monica Sings"
	Good Morning, Miami	Loretta	Episode: "Mutt and Jake"
	Six Feet Under	Macy's Saleswoman	Episode: "The Eye Inside"
2004	ChalkZone	Brain (voice)	Episode: "Skrawl's Brain"
2004	The Wild Thornberrys	Elder's Daughter (voice)	Episode: "Eliza Unplugged"^[16]
2005	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Librarian, Rosella, Girl #2 (voice)	Episode: "Duck!"
	Stroker and Hoop	Leslie, Helena St. Chloe-Butz, Coed, Grandma, Reporter, Woman, Porche, Tour Guide, Sunshine (voice)	3 episodes
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Valerie Esposito	Episode: "Still Life"
2006	W.I.T.C.H.	Brenda (voice)	Episode: "U is for Undivided"
2007	Cory in the House	Mrs. Flowers	4 episodes
2007–2009	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World	Ivory, Nerds, Dr. Joy, Various Characters, Dixie, Nerd, Eunice, Mail Lady (voice)	7 episodes
2008	Days of Our Lives	Java Café Patron	Episode: "Episode #1.10942"
2009	Chuck	Judy Roberts	Episode: "Chuck Versus the First Kill"
	Chowder	Lady #2, Lady #6, Lady #8 (voice)	Episode: "Won Ton Bombs"
	Southland	D.A. Deborah Janowitz	3 episodes
	The Closer	Kathy Weber	Episode: "Strike Three"
2010–2011	Mater's Tall Tales	Additional voices	4 episodes
2010	The Hard Times of RJ Berger	Linda Robbins	2 episodes
	90210	Realtor	Episode: "Holiday Madness"
	Futurama	Additional voices
	Fanboy & Chum Chum	Additional voices
2011	BlackBoxTV	Joanna Haywood	Episode: "The Family Circus"
	McCracken Live!	Lauren Hanson	Episode: "The Pilot Lot"
	Law & Order: LA	Robbi Nathan	Episode: "Benedict Canyon"
	Workaholics	Betsy Russ	Episode: "6 Hours Til Hedonism II"
2011–2012	Toy Story Toons	Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)	Main role^[16]
2012	Lab Rats	Edie (voice)	Episode: "Commando App"^[16]
	School Board	Susan	4 episodes
	Bones	Gina Carson	Episode: "The Gunk in the Garage"
2013	Rolling with Dad	Brenda Stickle	Television short
	Ray Donovan	Darlene	Episode: "Road Trip"
	Mighty Med	Mrs. Gleason	2 episodes
	Doc McStuffins	Gloria the Gorilla	Episode: "You Crack Me Up"
	Toy Story of Terror!	Bonnie's Mom (voice)	Television special^[16]
2013–2014	Henry Hugglemonster	Momma (voice)	43 episodes
2014	Castle	Ms. Papen	Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
	Acting Dead	Zombietologist	2 episodes
	Grey's Anatomy	Ellen Weaver	Episode: "Don't Let's Start"
	Toy Story That Time Forgot	Bonnie's Mom (voice)	Television special^[16]
2015	Natasha	Natasha's Mother	Episode: "A Finale"
2015	The League	Mrs. Shtotelman	Episode: "Deflategate"
2015–2017	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn	Ms. Bing	2 episodes
2016	Son of Zorn	Laseron (voice)	Episode; "Return to Orange County"
2017	Colony	Elaine	Episode; "Eleven.Thirteen"
2018	A.P. Bio	Didi	2 episodes
2019	Shameless	Stacy Baer	2 episodes
2020	Archibald's Next Big Thing	Gale St. Salty / Walker (voice)	Episode; "The Royal Strutters/Impromptu Cruise"
2021-present	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	Baby Pearl (voice)	13 episodes^[16]
2021-present	The Patrick Star Show	Pearl Krabs, additional voices	4 episodes
2021	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Young Larry's Mom Rose	Episode: "Man Fights Tiny Woman"
2023	Pokémon Concierge	Watanabe	English dub

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Hollywood is Like High School with Money	Iris Whitaker	9 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Shannara	Lessa	^[16]
2004	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	The Boss	^[16]
2005	Area 51	Additional voices
2006	Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence	The Boss
2006	Family Guy Video Game!	Diane Simmons
2008	CSI: NY	Amy Yablans, Olivia Moretti, Eloise Stanwick-Lourdes	^[16]
2009	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	Newscaster
2010	Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	The Boss/The Boss AI Pod	^[16]
2012	Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure	Bonnie's Mom
2015	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	The Boss AI Pod	^[16]
2023	SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake	Pearl Krabs	^[16]

References

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^ "Biodata". LorAlan.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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^ "Hollywood Arrives at the UK's House of Commons | HuffPost UK News". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. January 28, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ Levy, Carmi (November 9, 2014). "Voice Arts Awards Celebrate The Industry's Best And Brightest". Voice Over Times. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Gaskins, Rudy; Baker, Joan (February 19, 2015). "6 Inspiring Teachable Moments for Voice Actors". Back Stage. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ Hester, Larry (April 14, 2013). "The 25 Greatest Voice Acting Performances in Video Games". Complex. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ Booth, William (November 6, 2005). "The Terminatee". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ Smart, Jack (November 13, 2014). "The Oscars for Voice". Back Stage. 55 (46): 11. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ Clark, Krystal (October 8, 2010). "Watch the Pee-Wee Herman Show Preview". Screen Crave. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ Hohenadel, Kristin (August 8, 1999). "In a Sense, It's High Comedy". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ Phillips, Michael (May 6, 1999). "A Pot Parody and a Sea Spoof". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Clarke, David (April 24, 2015). "Reefer Madness Tenth Anniversary Reunion Concert Leaves Audience High". Broadway World. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Lori Alan Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Lori Alan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 19, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
^ Springer, Aaron (storyboard artist) (February 2, 2021). The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run deleted scenes (Blu-Ray). Paramount Home Entertainment.

External links

Official website
Lori Alan at IMDb

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States
People	Deutsche Synchronkartei