Lori Alan

Acting · b. 1966 · Potomac, Maryland, USA

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!.

Full biography

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

7.2

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

2021 · Series · Pearl Krabs (voice)

8.1

WALL·E

2008 · Additional Voices (voice)

6.9

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

2005 · Diane Simmons (voice)

8.0

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

1993 · Series · Felina Feral (voice)

8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Series · Ellen Weaver

8.4

Friends

1994 · Series · Sonya

6.6

Fantastic Four

1994 · Series · Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (voice)

7.4

Family Guy

1999 · Series · Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice) / Diane Simmons / Lady (voice) / Diane Simmons / Girl (voice) / Diane Simmons / Jolene (voice) / Diane Simmons / Eva Braun (voice) / Diane Simmons / Coco (voice) / Diane Simmons / Charles Lindbergh's Wife (voice)