Lori Alan

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{{Infobox person
| name = Lori Alan
| image =
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = July 18, 1966 (age 51)
| birth_place = [[Potomac, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[comedian]], [[voice actress]]
| residence = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| years_active = 1990–present
| spouse =
| website = {{URL|http://www.lorialan.com/}}
}}

'''Lori Alan''' is an American actress, [[comedian]], and [[voice acting|voice actress]]. She has played a long-running role as [[Pearl Krabs]] on the animated television series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. She also voiced [[List of Family Guy characters#Diane Simmons|Diane Simmons]] on ''[[Family Guy]]'', the [[Invisible Woman]] on ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|The Fantastic Four]]'', and [[The Boss (Metal Gear)|The Boss]] in the ''[[Metal Gear]]'' video game series. Alan is active with animal rescue and politics, and she currently lives in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = http://www.notodogmeat.com/usateam.php|title = Meet Our Team|date = |accessdate = 20 July 2015|website = NoToDogMeat|publisher = |last = |first = |deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150810014301/http://notodogmeat.com/usateam.php|archivedate=August 10, 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Alan was born in [[Potomac, Maryland]]. She had a mixed-faith family: her mother is a Southern [[Baptists|Baptist]] and her father is [[Jews|Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/27/local/me-beliefs27|title=Spiritual Blend Appeals to People of Many Faiths|last=Kang|first=K. Connie|date=December 27, 2003|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref> Both of her parents were performers and supported her choice to be an actress.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/21-20questions.html|title=20 Questions Answered by Lori Alan|date=2008|accessdate=July 20, 2015|website=Wow! Women on Writing|publisher=wow-womenonwriting.com|last=Fix|first=Annette}}</ref>

She started acting at the age five making her television debut in a [[Shakey's Pizza]] commercial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lorialan.com/#!about/c240r|title=Biodata|accessdate=July 20, 2015|website=LorAlan.com}}</ref> 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]].{{cn|date=January 2018}}

Alan has spoken out against [[Cruelty to animals|animal cruelty]] and has campaigned for the anti-dog meat charity World Protection for Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/julia-de-cadenet-/animal-cruelty_b_6557208.html</ref> She is also on the board of Pickle Pants Rescue, an [[Animal rescue group|animal rescue]] organization in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=":2"/>

==Career==
Alan has done vocal work for over three decades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2014/11/09/voice-arts-awards-winners|title=Voice Arts Awards Celebrate The Industry's Best And Brightest|last=Levy|first=Carmi|date=November 9, 2014|work=Voice Over Times|access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/voiceover-exchange/6-inspiring-teachable-moments-voice-actors|title=6 Inspiring Teachable Moments for Voice Actors|last=Gaskins|first=Rudy|date=February 19, 2015|work=Back Stage|access-date=July 20, 2015|last2=Baker|first2=Joan}}</ref>

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|WALL·E]]'', ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', and each movie in the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)|''SpongeBob SquarePants'' film series]]. She has also voiced roles for ''Henry Hugglemonster'', ''Cow and Chicken'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'', and ''Futurama''. Her work as The Boss was praised as the "most amazing female character of gaming at the time" according to Rizwan Anwer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wccftech.com/phantom-pain-return-boss-voice-actress-confirms/|title=Phantom Pain Could See The Return of "The Boss", Voice Actress Confirms|date=May 12, 2014|accessdate=July 20, 2015|website=WCCF Tech|last=Anwer|first=Rizwan}}</ref>

Her rendition of The Boss was rated as one of the top 25 "Greatest Acting Performances in Video Games" by [[Complex (magazine)|Complex]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/04/the-25-greatest-voice-acting-performances-in-video-games/|title=The 25 Greatest Voice Acting Performances in Video Games|last=Hester|first=Larry|date=April 14, 2013|work=Complex|access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref>

In 2005, she joined [[Warren Beatty]], [[Rob Reiner]], [[Kurtwood Smith]] and [[Jason Winston George|Jason George]] to help voice commercials against proposals made by California's Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2005/11/06/the-terminatee/fe8bf20c-a79f-4aa4-9aa4-102d438687a3|title=The Terminatee|last=Booth|first=William|date=November 6, 2005|work=The Washington Post|access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref>

In 2014, she won a Voice Arts Award (VAA) for outstanding body of work and outstanding national television commercial.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.backstage.com/news/1st-annual-voice-arts-awards-winners|title=The Oscars for Voice|last=Smart|first=Jack|date=November 13, 2014|journal=Back Stage|access-date=July 20, 2015|volume=55|issue=46|page=11}}</ref>

Alan's on-camera roles include ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', ''Ray Donovan'', Comedy Central's ''Workaholics'', ''Bones'', ''[[Southland (TV series)|Southland]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'', ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'', ''[[Law & Order: LA]]'', ''Law & Order'' and many more. On stage credits include ''[[The Pee-wee Herman Show]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://screencrave.com/2010-10-08/watch-the-pee-wee-herman-show-preview/|title = Watch the Pee-Wee Herman Show Preview|last = Clark|first = Krystal|date = 8 October 2010|work = Screen Crave|access-date = 20 July 2015|via = |deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150723112714/http://screencrave.com/2010-10-08/watch-the-pee-wee-herman-show-preview/|archivedate = 23 July 2015|df = }}</ref> solo show ''Lori Alan: The Musical'', Queen Celia in the hit musical ''Sneaux!'', and the award-winning musical ''[[Reefer Madness (musical)|Reefer Madness]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/08/entertainment/ca-63598/2|title = In a Sense, It's High Comedy|last = Hohenadel|first = Kristin|date = 8 August 1999|work = Los Angeles Times|access-date = 20 July 2015|via = }}</ref> Her 1999 performance in ''Reefer Madness'' as a "Reefer Madam" was praised by the [[Los Angeles Times]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://articles.latimes.com/1999/may/06/entertainment/ca-34355|title = A Pot Parody and a Sea Spoof|last = Phillips|first = Michael|date = 6 May 1999|work = Los Angeles Times|access-date = 20 July 2015|via = }}</ref>

She revisited her role in the ''[[Reefer Madness (musical)|Reefer Madness]]'' tenth Anniversary Cast in 2015.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Reviews-REEFER-MADNESS-Tenth-Anniversary-Reunion-Concert-Leaves-Audience-High-20150424|title = Reefer Madness Tenth Anniversary Reunion Concert Leaves Audience High|last = Clarke|first = David|date = 24 April 2015|work = Broadway World|access-date = 20 July 2015|via = }}</ref> Her vocals on the song "The Stuff" was considered both sultry and comical by Broadway World.<ref name=":12" />

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Holy Matrimony (1994 film)|Holy Matrimony]]'' || Cleopatra || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| 1994 || ''[[The Rockford Files]]'': "I Still Love L.A." || Karen Kupfer || Television film
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Boys on the Side]]'' || Girl with Attitude || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| 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
|-
| 1996 || ''The Oz Kids Virtual Oz'' || Auntie Scraps (voice) || Direct-to-video
|-
| 1996 || ''The Oz Kids Underground Adventure'' || Auntie Scraps (voice) || Direct-to-video
|-
| 1996 || ''Garage Sale'' || Gwen || Short film
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve#Larry & Steve (1997)|Larry & Steve]]'' || Cindy, Loudspeaker Voice (voice) || Short film
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Fluffer]]'' || Harmony || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Comic Book: The Movie]]'' || Anita Levine || Direct-to-video<ref name=":3" />
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' || Pearl Krabs (voice) || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2008 || ''[[WALL-E]]'' || Axiom Passenger #8 ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Tokyo Mater]]'' || Additional voices || Short film
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|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) ||<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Hawaiian Vacation]]'' || Bonnie's Mom (voice) || Short film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Small Fry (film)|Small Fry]]'' || Bonnie's Mom, Tae-Kwon Doe (voice) || Short film
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Partysaurus Rex]]'' || Bonnie's Mom (voice) || Short film
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Monsters University]]'' || Bus Driver (voice) || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' || Additional voices || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2013 || ''Dean Slater: Resident Advisor'' || Mrs. Harris ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Meet My Rapist'' || Mom || Short film
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' || Pearl Krabs (voice) ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' || Mom's Sadness (voice) || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' || Additional voices || <ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/574667/Lori-Alan/filmography|title = Lori Alan Filmography|last = |first = |date = |work = The New York Times|access-date = 20 July 2015|via = }}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ''[[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
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' ||Additional voices ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Toy Story 4'' || Bonnie's Mom (voice) || In production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Law & Order]]'' || Martha || Episode: "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die"
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Phenom (TV series)|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<ref name=":02"/>
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The George Carlin Show]]'' || Nurse || Episode: "George Tells the Truth"
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Ned and Stacey]]'' || Theresa || Episode: "Reality Check"
|-
| 1995 || ''Buford's Got a Gun'' || Estelle || Television short
|-
| 1994–1996 || ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|The Fantastic Four]]'' || [[Invisible Woman]], additional voices || 27 episodes
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Boston Common (TV series)|Boston Common]]'' || Liz || 3 episodes
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' || Mom, Girl (voice) || Episode: "Eye Full of Wander/Lifestyles of the Rich and Scary"
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' || Rachel Carson || Episode: "Into the Light"
|-
| 1997 || ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'' || Porcupine, Skunk (voice) || Episode: "Enter the Daggett/Bugaboo"
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' || Winney (voice) || Episode: "I Am Ambassador"
|-
| 1997–1999, 2001 || ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' || Brooke Lloyd, School Secretary, Chocolate Woman, Police Officer Pudney, Announcer (voice) || 5 episodes
|-
| 1999–2002, 2005–2010 || ''[[Family Guy]]'' || Diane Simmons, additional voices || 63 episodes
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Animaniacs]]'' || [[Sharon Stone]], additional voices || Episode: "Hooray for North Hollywood: Part 2"
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' || Production Assistant, Robot Walla (voice) || Episode: "Karma Krisis/A Star Is Bruised/The Prince and the Pinhead"
|-
| 1999–present || ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' || [[Pearl Krabs]], additional voices || All seasons
|-
| 1999 || ''[[The Kids from Room 402]]'' || Nurse Pitts (voice) || Episode: "Son of Einstein"
|-
| 1999 || ''[[The Brothers Flub]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Will and Grace]]'' || Jean || Episode: "Coffee & Commitment"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]'' || District Attorney || Episode: "The Tick vs. Justice"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Charmed]]'' || Cynthia || Episode: "Lost and Bound"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' || Sabrina's Car (voice) || Episode: "Driving Mr. Goodman"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Rocket Power]]'' || Game Voice (voice) || Episode: "Sim Sammy/Otto Hangs 11"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[3 South]]'' || Felicity, Various (voice) || 2 episodes
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Friends]]'' || Sonya || Episode: "The One Where Monica Sings"
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Good Morning, Miami]]'' || Loretta || Episode: "Mutt and Jake"
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' || Macy's Saleswoman || Episode: "The Eye Inside"
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' || Elder's Daughter (voice) || Episode: "Eliza Unplugged"
|-
| 2005 || ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' || Librarian, Rosella, Girl #2 (voice) || Episode "Duck! / Aren't You Chupacabra to See Me?"
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Stroker and Hoop]]'' || Leslie, Helena St. Chloe-Butz, Coed, Grandma, Reporter, Woman, Porche, Tour Guide, Sunshine (voice) || 3 episodes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' || Valerie Esposito || Episode: "Still Life"
|-
| 2006 || ''[[W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Chuck]]'' || Judy Roberts || Episode: "[[Chuck Versus the First Kill]]"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]'' || Lady #2, Lady #6, Lady #8 (voice) || Episode: "Won Ton Bombs"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Southland (TV series)|Southland]]'' || D.A. Deborah Janowitz || 3 episodes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Closer]]'' || Kathy Weber || Episode: "Strike Three"
|-
| 2010–2011 || ''[[Cars Toons#Mater's Tall Tales|Mater's Tall Tales]]'' || Additional voices || 4 episodes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[The Hard Times of RJ Berger]]'' || Linda Robbins || 2 episodes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' || Realtor || Episode: "Holiday Madness"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Futurama]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Fanboy & Chum Chum]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| 2011 || ''BlackBoxTV'' || Joanna Haywood || Episode: "The Family Circus"
|-
| 2011 || ''McCracken Live!'' || Lauren Hanson || Episode: "The Pilot Lot"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Law & Order: LA]]'' || Robbi Nathan || Episode: "Benedict Canyon"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Workaholics]]'' || Betsy Russ || Episode: "6 Hours Til Hedonism II"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Lab Rats (U.S. TV series)|Lab Rats]]'' || Edie (voice) || Episode: "Commando App"
|-
| 2012 || ''School Board'' || Susan || 4 episodes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' || Gina Carson || Episode: "The Gunk in the Garage"
|-
| 2013 || ''Rolling with Dad'' || Brenda Stickle || Television short
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''[[Henry Hugglemonster]]'' || Momma (voice) || 43 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Ray Donovan]]'' || Darlene || Episode: "Road Trip"
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Mighty Med]]'' || Mrs. Gleason || Episode: "Evil Gus"
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Doc McStuffins]]'' || Gloria the Gorilla || Episode: "You Crack Me Up"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' || Ms. Papen || Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
|-
| 2014 || ''Acting Dead'' || Zombietologist || 2 episodes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' || Ellen Weaver || Episode: "Don't Let's Start"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Toy Story That Time Forgot]]'' || Bonnie's Mom || Television short
|-
| 2015 || ''Natasha'' || Natasha's Mother || Episode: "A Finale"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The League]]'' || Mrs. Shtotelman || Episode: "Deflategate"
|-
| 2017 –present || '' [[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]] ''|| brite ، Enid's mom|| all season
|-
|}

===Web===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''Hollywood is Like High School with Money''
| Iris Whitaker
| 9 episodes
|-
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' || [[The Boss (Metal Gear)|The Boss]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Area 51 (2005 video game)|Area 51]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater#Subsistance|Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence]]'' || The Boss ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Family Guy Video Game!]] || Diane Simmons ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[CSI: NY (video game)|CSI: NY]]'' || Amy Yablans, Olivia Moretti, Eloise Stanwick-Lourdes ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2]]'' || Newscaster ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]'' || The Boss/The Boss AI Pod ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure]]'' || Bonnie's Mom ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]]'' || The Boss AI Pod || <ref>{{cite video game | developer=[[Konami]] | publisher=[[Konami]] | scene=Prologue, 4:14 in, Opening Credits | title=[[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]] | year=2015}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0015935|name=Lori Alan}}

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[[Category:American child actresses]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:American voice actresses]]
[[Category:People from Potomac, Maryland]]
[[Category:Actresses from Maryland]]
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[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century American actresses]]
[[Category:American people of Jewish descent]]

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