Lori Alan

Lori Alan

Known for
Acting
Born
July 18, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Potomac, Maryland, USA

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

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Filmography

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The Feeling Expert

The Feeling Expert

Movie · as Janice

2026
Toy Story 5 poster

Toy Story 5

Movie · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)

2026
Hoppers poster

Hoppers

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2025
Plankton: The Movie poster

Plankton: The Movie

Movie · as Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)

2025
Catalogue of Noses poster

Catalogue of Noses

Movie · as Debbie

2025
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Movie · as Pearl (voice) (uncredited)

2024
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp

Movie · as Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)

2024
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas poster

SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas

Movie · as Pearl (voice)

2024
Nobody Wants This poster

Nobody Wants This

TV · as Deborah · 1 ep

2023
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special poster

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special

Movie · as Pearl

2022
Minions & More Volume 1 poster

Minions & More Volume 1

Movie · as Marilyn (voice)

2022
Loot poster

Loot

TV · as Commentator · 2 eps

2022
We Baby Bears poster

We Baby Bears

TV · as Goose (voice) · 1 ep

2021
It Takes Three poster

It Takes Three

Movie · as Sara Berger

2021
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years poster

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

TV · as Pearl Krabs (voice) · 75 eps

2021
The Patrick Star Show poster

The Patrick Star Show

TV · as Princess Pearlina (voice), Pearl / Ventriloquist Dummy / Audience / Soldiers (voice), Pearl / Child (voice), Pearl (voice) · 1 ep

2020
SpongeBob As Told By poster

SpongeBob As Told By

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2019
Toy Story 4 poster

Toy Story 4

Movie · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)

2019
The Way You Look Tonight poster

The Way You Look Tonight

Movie · as Mom - Marguerite

2019
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout poster

SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout

Movie · as Pearl / Pet Shop Woman

2018
The Grinch poster

The Grinch

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2018
A.P. Bio poster

A.P. Bio

TV · as Didi · 2 eps

2018
The Rookie poster

The Rookie

TV · as Gary’s Neighbor · 1 ep

2017
Despicable Me 3 poster

Despicable Me 3

Movie · as Additional Voice (voice)

2017
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory poster

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Movie · as Mrs. Teevee (voice)

2016
Norman Television poster

Norman Television

Movie · as Marilyn (voice)

2016
SpongeBob LongPants poster

SpongeBob LongPants

Movie · as Fish Woman #1 (voice)

2016
Acting Dead poster

Acting Dead

TV · as Zombietologist · 2 eps

2016
Colony poster

Colony

TV · as Elaine · 1 ep

2015
Inside Out poster

Inside Out

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Movie · as Pearl (voice)

2015
Minions poster

Minions

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2015
Riley's First Date? poster

Riley's First Date?

Movie · as Mom's Sadness (voice)

2014
Achmed Saves America poster

Achmed Saves America

Movie · as Evelyn (voice)

2014
The Radiator Springs 500½ poster

The Radiator Springs 500½

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot poster

Toy Story That Time Forgot

Movie · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)

2014
Rescuing Madison poster

Rescuing Madison

Movie · as Angela Park

2014
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn poster

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

TV · as Ms. Bing · 2 eps

2013
Dean Slater: Resident Advisor poster

Dean Slater: Resident Advisor

Movie · as Mrs. Harris

2013
Despicable Me 2 poster

Despicable Me 2

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2013
Rolling with Dad poster

Rolling with Dad

Movie

2013
Monsters University poster

Monsters University

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2013
Toy Story of Terror! poster

Toy Story of Terror!

Movie · as Bonnie's mom (voice)

2013
Mighty Med poster

Mighty Med

TV · as Ms. Gleason · 2 eps

2012
It's a SpongeBob Christmas! poster

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

Movie · as Pearl

2012
Partysaurus Rex poster

Partysaurus Rex

Movie · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)

2012
Time Travel Mater poster

Time Travel Mater

Movie · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)

2012
Doc McStuffins poster

Doc McStuffins

TV · as Gloria Gorilla (voice), Gloria (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Lab Rats poster

Lab Rats

TV · as Edie · 1 ep

2011
Hawaiian Vacation poster

Hawaiian Vacation

Movie · as Mrs. Anderson (voice)

2011
SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip poster

SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip

Movie · as Pearl Krabs (voice)

2011
Small Fry poster

Small Fry

Movie · as Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)

2011
Air Mater poster

Air Mater

Movie · as Blue Hawk (voice)

2011
Shameless poster

Shameless

TV · as Stacy Baer · 2 eps

2011
Workaholics poster

Workaholics

TV · as Betsy Russ · 1 ep

2010
Toy Story 3 poster

Toy Story 3

Movie · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)

2010
Heavy Metal Mater poster

Heavy Metal Mater

Movie · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)

2010
Monster Truck Mater poster

Monster Truck Mater

Movie · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)

2010
The Hard Times of RJ Berger poster

The Hard Times of RJ Berger

TV · as Linda Robbins · 1 ep

2010
Hollywood Is Like High School with Money poster

Hollywood Is Like High School with Money

TV · as Iris Whitaker · 10 eps

2010
Law & Order: LA poster

Law & Order: LA

TV · as Robbi Nathan · 1 ep

2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs poster

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2009
Unidentified Flying Mater poster

Unidentified Flying Mater

Movie · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)

2009
Southland poster

Southland

TV · as D.A. Deborah Janowitz · 3 eps

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Ms. Papen · 1 ep

2009
The League poster

The League

TV · as Mrs. Shtotelman · 1 ep

2008
WALL·E poster

WALL·E

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2008
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales poster

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2008
Tokyo Mater poster

Tokyo Mater

Movie · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)

2007
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest poster

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Movie · as Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)

2007
Chuck poster

Chuck

TV · as Bill Bergey · 1 ep

2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World poster

Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

TV · as Dixie / Mail Woman / Eunice (voice), Dixie / Ivory (voice), Ivory / Nerds (voice), Ivory / Dr. Joy / Additional Voices (voice), Dixie / Nerd (voice), Dixie (voice), Ivory / Dixie (voice) · 1 ep

2007
Cory in the House poster

Cory in the House

TV · as Ms. Flowers · 6 eps

2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time

Movie · as Pearl / Princess Pearl (voice)

2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Whale of a Birthday poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Whale of a Birthday

Movie · as Pearl (voice)

2005
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story poster

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Movie · as Diane Simmons (voice)

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Gina Carlson · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Ellen Weaver · 1 ep

2005
The Closer poster

The Closer

TV · as Kathy Weber · 1 ep

2004
Comic Book: The Movie poster

Comic Book: The Movie

Movie · as Anita Levine

2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie poster

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Movie · as Pearl (voice)

2004
LeapFrog: Math Circus poster

LeapFrog: Math Circus

Movie · as Green (voice)

2004
Stroker and Hoop poster

Stroker and Hoop

TV · as Leslie / Henna St. Chloe-Butz / Co-Ed 1 (voice), Grandma / Woman / TV Reporter (voice), Porsche / Tour Guide / Sunshine (voice) · 1 ep

2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Anchors Away poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Anchors Away

Movie · as Pearl (voice)

2002
3-South poster

3-South

TV · 13 eps

2002
Good Morning, Miami poster

Good Morning, Miami

TV · as Loretta · 1 ep

2001
The Fluffer poster

The Fluffer

Movie · as Harmony

2001
Six Feet Under poster

Six Feet Under

TV · as Macy's Saleswoman · 1 ep

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Valerie Esposito · 1 ep

2000
The Kids from Room 402 poster

The Kids from Room 402

TV · as Nurse Pitts · 52 eps

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Young Larry's Mom Rose · 3 eps

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as 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) · 1 ep

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

TV · as Pearl Krabs (voice) · 659 eps

1998
Charmed poster

Charmed

TV · as Cynthia · 1 ep

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Jean · 1 ep

1998
The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys

TV · as Elder's Daughter (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Larry and Steve poster

Larry and Steve

Movie · as Cindy/Loudspeaker Voice

1997
Cow and Chicken poster

Cow and Chicken

TV · as Loreece / Winney (voice), Woman Judge / Woman #2 (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Garage Sale poster

Garage Sale

Movie · as Gwen

1996
Virtual Oz poster

Virtual Oz

Movie · as Auntie Scraps (voice)

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Sabrina's Car (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Hey Arnold! poster

Hey Arnold!

TV · as Rhonda's Mother (voice), Secretary / Cop / Candy Lady (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Boston Common poster

Boston Common

TV · as Liz · 3 eps

1995
Father of the Bride Part II poster

Father of the Bride Part II

Movie · as Wife Mrs. Habib

1995
Boys on the Side poster

Boys on the Side

Movie · as Girl with Attitude

1995
What a Cartoon! poster

What a Cartoon!

TV · as Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Ned & Stacey poster

Ned & Stacey

TV · as Theresa · 1 ep

1994
The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins poster

The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins

Movie · as Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)

1994
Holy Matrimony poster

Holy Matrimony

Movie · as Cleopatra

1994
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. poster

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

Movie · as Karen Kupfer

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Sonya · 1 ep

1994
Fantastic Four poster

Fantastic Four

TV · as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (voice) · 26 eps

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Rachel Carson · 1 ep

1993
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron poster

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

TV · as Felina Feral (voice) · 12 eps

1993
Dave's World poster

Dave's World

TV · as The T.A. · 1 ep

1993
Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs

TV · as Sharon Stone (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Martha · 1 ep