Lori Alan

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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 5 (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

Inside Out

Additional Voices (voice)

WALL·E

Additional Voices (voice)

Toy Story 3

Bonnie's Mom (voice)

Despicable Me 2

Additional Voices (voice)

Monsters University

Additional Voices (voice)

Minions

Additional Voices (voice)

Grey's Anatomy

Ellen Weaver

Toy Story 4

Bonnie's Mom (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Toy Story 5 MOVIE	Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2025	The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants MOVIE	Pearl (voice) (uncredited)
2025	Catalogue of Noses MOVIE	Debbie
2025	Plankton: The Movie MOVIE	Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
2024	Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas MOVIE	Pearl
2024	SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp MOVIE	Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
2024	Nobody Wants This TV	Deborah
2023	SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone MOVIE	Pearl
2022	Minions & More Volume 1 MOVIE	Marilyn (voice)
2022	Loot TV	Commentator
2022	We Baby Bears TV	Goose (voice)
2021	It Takes Three MOVIE	Sara Berger
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Princess Pearlina (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Pearl / Ventriloquist Dummy / Audience / Soldiers (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Pearl / Child (voice)
2021	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years TV	Pearl Krabs (voice)
2020	SpongeBob As Told By TV	Self
2019	SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout MOVIE	Pearl / Pet Shop Woman
2019	Toy Story 4 MOVIE	Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2019	The Way You Look Tonight MOVIE	Mom - Marguerite
2018	The Grinch MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2018	The Rookie TV	Gary’s Neighbor
2018	A.P. Bio TV	Didi
2017	Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory MOVIE	Mrs. Teevee (voice)
2017	Despicable Me 3 MOVIE	Additional Voice (voice)
2016	Norman Television MOVIE	Marilyn (voice)
2016	SpongeBob LongPants MOVIE	Fish Woman #1 (voice)
2016	Acting Dead TV	Zombietologist
2016	Colony TV	Elaine
2015	Riley's First Date? MOVIE	Mom's Sadness (voice)
2015	Inside Out MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2015	Minions MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water MOVIE	Pearl (voice)
2014	Toy Story That Time Forgot MOVIE	Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2014	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn TV	Ms. Bing
2014	Rescuing Madison MOVIE	Angela Park
2014	The Radiator Springs 500½ MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2014	Achmed Saves America MOVIE	Evelyn (voice)
2013	Toy Story of Terror! MOVIE	Bonnie's mom (voice)
2013	Mighty Med TV	Ms. Gleason
2013	Dean Slater: Resident Advisor MOVIE	Mrs. Harris
2013	Despicable Me 2 MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2013	Monsters University MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2013	Rolling with Dad MOVIE	Self
2012	It's a SpongeBob Christmas! MOVIE	Pearl
2012	Partysaurus Rex MOVIE	Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2012	Time Travel Mater MOVIE	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2012	Doc McStuffins TV	Gloria Gorilla (voice)
2012	Doc McStuffins TV	Gloria (voice)
2012	Lab Rats TV	Edie
2011	Small Fry MOVIE	Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
2011	Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip MOVIE	Pearl Krabs
2011	Air Mater MOVIE	Blue Hawk (voice)
2011	Hawaiian Vacation MOVIE	Mrs. Anderson (voice)
2011	Workaholics TV	Betsy Russ
2011	Shameless TV	Stacy Baer
2010	Heavy Metal Mater MOVIE	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2010	Law & Order: LA TV	Robbi Nathan
2010	Hollywood Is Like High School with Money TV	Iris Whitaker
2010	Monster Truck Mater MOVIE	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2010	Toy Story 3 MOVIE	Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2010	The Hard Times of RJ Berger TV	Linda Robbins
2009	Unidentified Flying Mater MOVIE	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2009	The League TV	Mrs. Shtotelman
2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2009	Southland TV	D.A. Deborah Janowitz
2009	Castle TV	Ms. Papen
2008	Tokyo Mater MOVIE	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2008	Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2008	WALL·E MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2007	Chuck TV	Bill Bergey
2007	Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest MOVIE	Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TV	Ivory / Nerds (voice)
2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TV	Ivory / Dr. Joy / Additional Voices (voice)
2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TV	Dixie (voice)
2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TV	Dixie / Ivory (voice)
2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TV	Dixie / Nerd (voice)
2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TV	Ivory / Dixie (voice)
2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TV	Dixie / Mail Woman / Eunice (voice)
2007	Cory in the House TV	Ms. Flowers
2005	Bones TV	Gina Carlson
2005	Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story MOVIE	Diane Simmons (voice)
2005	The Closer TV	Kathy Weber
2005	Grey's Anatomy TV	Ellen Weaver
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie MOVIE	Pearl (voice)
2004	LeapFrog: Math Circus MOVIE	Green (voice)
2004	Stroker and Hoop TV	Leslie / Henna St. Chloe-Butz / Co-Ed 1 (voice)
2004	Stroker and Hoop TV	Grandma / Woman / TV Reporter (voice)
2004	Stroker and Hoop TV	Porsche / Tour Guide / Sunshine (voice)
2004	Comic Book: The Movie MOVIE	Anita Levine
2002	3-South TV	Self
2002	Good Morning, Miami TV	Loretta
2001	Six Feet Under TV	Macy's Saleswoman
2001	The Fluffer MOVIE	Harmony
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm TV	Young Larry's Mom Rose
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV	Valerie Esposito
2000	The Kids from Room 402 TV	Self
1999	SpongeBob SquarePants TV	Lady Fish (voice)
1999	SpongeBob SquarePants TV	Pearl (voice)
1999	Family Guy TV	Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
1999	Family Guy TV	Diane Simmons / Lady (voice)
1999	Family Guy TV	Diane Simmons / Girl (voice)
1999	Family Guy TV	Diane Simmons / Jolene (voice)
1999	Family Guy TV	Diane Simmons / Eva Braun (voice)
1999	Family Guy TV	Diane Simmons / Coco (voice)
1999	Family Guy TV	Diane Simmons / Charles Lindbergh's Wife (voice)
1998	Charmed TV	Cynthia
1998	Will & Grace TV	Jean
1998	The Wild Thornberrys TV	Elder's Daughter (voice)
1997	Cow and Chicken TV	Self
1997	Cow and Chicken TV	Loreece / Winney (voice)
1997	Larry and Steve MOVIE	Self
1996	Hey Arnold! TV	Rhonda's Mother (voice)
1996	Hey Arnold! TV	Secretary / Cop / Candy Lady (voice)
1996	Garage Sale MOVIE	Gwen
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV	Sabrina's Car (voice)
1996	Boston Common TV	Liz
1995	Father of the Bride Part II MOVIE	Wife Mrs. Habib
1995	Ned & Stacey TV	Theresa
1995	What a Cartoon! TV	Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice)
1995	Boys on the Side MOVIE	Girl with Attitude
1994	The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. MOVIE	Karen Kupfer
1994	Fantastic Four TV	Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (voice)
1994	Friends TV	Sonya
1994	Touched by an Angel TV	Rachel Carson
1994	Holy Matrimony MOVIE	Cleopatra
1994	The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins MOVIE	Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
1993	Dave's World TV	The T.A.
1993	SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron TV	Felina Feral (voice)
1990	Law & Order TV	Martha
	The Feeling Expert MOVIE	Janice

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