Lori Alan
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
Credits
- 2024 · SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp as Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
- 2024 · Nobody Wants This as Deborah
- 2023 · SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone as Pearl
- 2022 · Minions & More 1 as Marilyn (voice)
- 2022 · Loot as Commentator
- 2022 · We Baby Bears as Goose (voice)
- 2021 · It Takes Three as Sara Berger
- 2021 · The Patrick Star Show as Princess Pearlina (voice)
- 2021 · The Patrick Star Show as Pearl / Child (voice)
- 2021 · The Patrick Star Show as Pearl / Ventriloquist Dummy / Audience / Soldiers (voice)
- 2021 · Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years as Pearl Krabs (voice)
- 2020 · SpongeBob As Told By as Self
- 2019 · Toy Story 4 as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
- 2019 · The Way You Look Tonight as Mom - Marguerite
- 2018 · The Grinch as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2018 · The Rookie as Gary’s Neighbor
- 2018 · A.P. Bio as Didi
- 2017 · Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as Mrs. Teevee (voice)
- 2017 · Despicable Me 3 as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2016 · Norman Television as Marilyn (voice)
- 2016 · Acting Dead as Zombietologist
- 2016 · Colony as Elaine
- 2015 · Riley's First Date? as Mom's Sadness (voice)
- 2015 · Inside Out as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 · Minions as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 · The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water as Pearl (voice)
- 2014 · Toy Story That Time Forgot as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
- 2014 · The Radiator Springs 500½ as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2014 · Achmed Saves America as Evelyn (voice)
- 2013 · Toy Story of Terror! as Bonnie's mom (voice)
- 2013 · Mighty Med as Ms. Gleason
- 2013 · Dean Slater: Resident Advisor as Mrs. Harris
- 2013 · Despicable Me 2 as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2013 · Monsters University as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2013 · Rolling with Dad as
- 2012 · It's a SpongeBob Christmas! as Pearl
- 2012 · Partysaurus Rex as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
- 2012 · Time Travel Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- 2012 · Doc McStuffins as Gloria Gorilla (voice)
- 2012 · Lab Rats as Edie
- 2011 · Small Fry as Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
- 2011 · Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip as Pearl Krabs
- 2011 · Air Mater as Blue Hawk (voice)
- 2011 · Hawaiian Vacation as Mrs. Anderson (voice)
- 2010 · Heavy Metal Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- 2010 · Law & Order: LA as Robbi Nathan
- 2010 · Hollywood Is Like High School with Money as Iris Whitaker
- 2010 · Monster Truck Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- 2010 · Toy Story 3 as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
- 2010 · The Hard Times of RJ Berger as Linda Robbins
- 2009 · Unidentified Flying Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- 2009 · The League as Mrs. Shtotelman
- 2009 · Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2009 · Southland as
- 2009 · Castle as Ms. Papen
- 2008 · Tokyo Mater as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- 2008 · Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales as Additional Voices
- 2008 · WALL·E as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2008 · Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
- 2007 · Chuck as Bill Bergey
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Dixie (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Dixie / Nerd (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Ivory / Dixie (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Dixie / Mail Woman / Eunice (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Ivory / Nerds (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Ivory / Dr. Joy / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Dixie / Ivory (voice)
- 2007 · Cory in the House as Ms. Flowers
- 2005 · Bones as Gina Carlson
- 2005 · Family Guy Presents... Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story as Diane Simmons (voice)
- 2005 · Camp Lazlo as (voice) (uncredited)
- 2005 · The Closer as Kathy Weber
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Ellen Weaver
- 2004 · LeapFrog: Math Circus as Green (voice)
- 2004 · The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as Pearl (voice)
- 2004 · Stroker and Hoop as Leslie / Henna St. Chloe-Butz / Co-Ed 1 (voice)
- 2004 · Comic Book: The Movie as Anita Levine
- 2002 · 3-South as
- 2002 · Good Morning, Miami as Loretta
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Macy's Saleswoman
- 2001 · The Fluffer as Harmony
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Young Larry's Mom Rose
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Valerie Esposito
- 2000 · The Kids from Room 402 as
- 1999 · Family Guy as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Diane Simmons / Girl (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Diane Simmons / Jolene (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Diane Simmons / Lady (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Diane Simmons / Eva Braun (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Diane Simmons / Coco (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Diane Simmons / Charles Lindbergh's Wife (voice)
- 1998 · Charmed as Cynthia
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Jean
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Elder's Daughter (voice)
- 1997 · Cow and Chicken as
- 1997 · Larry and Steve as
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Rhonda's Mother (voice)
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Secretary / Cop / Candy Lady (voice)
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Sabrina's Car (voice)
- 1996 · Boston Common as Liz
- 1995 · Father of the Bride Part II as Wife Mrs. Habib
- 1995 · Ned and Stacey as Theresa
- 1995 · What a Cartoon! as Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice)
- 1995 · Boys on the Side as Girl with Attitude
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Invisible Woman (voice)
- 1994 · Friends as Sonya
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Rachel Carson
- 1994 · Holy Matrimony as Cleopatra
- 1994 · The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins as Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
- 1993 · Dave's World as The T.A.
- 1993 · SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron as Lt. Felina Feral (voice)
- 1990 · Law & Order as Martha
- Future · Plankton: The Movie as Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
- Future · The Feeling Expert as Janice