Lori Alan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1966-07-18 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Potomac, Maryland, USA
Lori Alan
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 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
Acting
The Feeling Expert
as Janice
(2025)
Plankton: The Movie
as Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
(2024)
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
as Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
(2023)
(2022)
Minions & More Volume 1
as Marilyn (voice)
(2021)
It Takes Three
as Sara Berger
(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)
(2017)
Despicable Me 3
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2017)
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
as Mrs. Teevee (voice)
(2016)
Norman Television
as Marilyn (voice)
(2015)
Inside Out
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2015)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
as Pearl (voice)
(2015)
Minions
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2015)
Riley's First Date?
as Mom's Sadness (voice)
(2014)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
(2014)
Achmed Saves America
as Evelyn (voice)
(2014)
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2013)
Despicable Me 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2013)
Monsters University
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2013)
Dean Slater: Resident Advisor
as Mrs. Harris
(2013)
(2013)
Toy Story of Terror!
as Bonnie's mom (voice)
(2012)
Partysaurus Rex
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
(2012)
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
as Pearl
(2012)
Time Travel Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
(2011)
Hawaiian Vacation
as Mrs. Anderson (voice)
(2011)
Small Fry
as Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
(2011)
Air Mater
as Blue Hawk (voice)
(2011)
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
as Pearl Krabs
(2010)
Toy Story 3
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
(2010)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
as Additional Voices
(2010)
Monster Truck Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
(2010)
Heavy Metal Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
(2010)
Family Guy: And Then There Were Fewer
as Diane Simmons (voice)
(2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2009)
Unidentified Flying Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
(2008)
WALL·E
as Additional Voices (voice)
(2008)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
(2008)
Tokyo Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
(2005)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
as Diane Simmons (voice)
(2004)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as Pearl (voice)
(2004)
Comic Book: The Movie
as Anita Levine
(2004)
LeapFrog: Math Circus
as Green (voice)
(2001)
The Fluffer
as Harmony
(1997)
(1995)
Father of the Bride Part II
as Wife Mrs. Habib
(1995)
Boys on the Side
as Girl with Attitude
(1994)
Holy Matrimony
as Cleopatra
(1994)
The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins
as Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
Crew
(2024)
Inside Out 2
ADR & Dubbing
(2010)
Tangled
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