Lori Alan
Birthday: 1966-07-18
Birthplace: Potomac, Maryland, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
The Feeling Expert | Janice | |
 |
2026-06-17 | Toy Story 5 | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
 |
2026-02-28 | Hoppers | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2025-12-16 | The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | Pearl (voice) (uncredited) |
 |
2025-04-16 | Catalogue of Noses | Debbie |
 |
2025-03-08 | Plankton: The Movie | Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice) |
 |
2024-11-19 | Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas | Pearl |
 |
2024-10-10 | SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp | Pearl / Teen Girls (voice) |
 |
2023-01-13 | SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone | Pearl |
 |
2022-09-27 | Minions & More Volume 1 | Marilyn (voice) |
 |
2021-09-17 | It Takes Three | Sara Berger |
|
2019-07-13 | SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout | Pearl / Pet Shop Woman |
 |
2019-06-19 | Toy Story 4 | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
 |
2019-03-08 | The Way You Look Tonight | Mom - Marguerite |
 |
2018-11-08 | The Grinch | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2017-06-28 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Mrs. Teevee (voice) |
 |
2017-06-15 | Despicable Me 3 | Additional Voice (voice) |
 |
2016-12-06 | Norman Television | Marilyn (voice) |
 |
2016-09-07 | SpongeBob LongPants | Fish Woman #1 (voice) |
 |
2015-11-03 | Riley's First Date? | Mom's Sadness (voice) |
 |
2015-06-17 | Inside Out | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2015-06-17 | Minions | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2015-01-28 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Pearl (voice) |
 |
2014-12-02 | Toy Story That Time Forgot | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
 |
2014-09-04 | Rescuing Madison | Angela Park |
 |
2014-05-20 | The Radiator Springs 500½ | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2014-03-18 | Achmed Saves America | Evelyn (voice) |
 |
2013-10-16 | Toy Story of Terror! | Bonnie's mom (voice) |
 |
2013-08-27 | Dean Slater: Resident Advisor | Mrs. Harris |
 |
2013-06-26 | Despicable Me 2 | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2013-06-19 | Monsters University | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2013-01-01 | Rolling with Dad | |
 |
2012-09-19 | It's a SpongeBob Christmas! | Pearl |
 |
2012-09-14 | Partysaurus Rex | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
 |
2012-06-12 | Time Travel Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
 |
2011-11-23 | Small Fry | Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice) |
 |
2011-09-20 | Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip | Pearl Krabs |
 |
2011-08-04 | Air Mater | Blue Hawk (voice) |
 |
2011-06-16 | Hawaiian Vacation | Mrs. Anderson (voice) |
 |
2010-10-08 | Heavy Metal Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
 |
2010-07-30 | Monster Truck Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
 |
2010-06-16 | Toy Story 3 | Bonnie's Mom (voice) |
 |
2009-11-20 | Unidentified Flying Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
 |
2009-09-17 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2008-11-21 | Tokyo Mater | Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
 |
2008-11-02 | Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2008-06-22 | WALL·E | Additional Voices (voice) |
 |
2008-01-21 | Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest | Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice) |
 |
2005-07-23 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Diane Simmons (voice) |
 |
2004-11-19 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Pearl (voice) |
 |
2004-11-16 | LeapFrog: Math Circus | Green (voice) |
 |
2004-01-27 | Comic Book: The Movie | Anita Levine |
 |
2001-02-11 | The Fluffer | Harmony |
 |
1997-02-05 | Larry and Steve | |
 |
1996-10-01 | Garage Sale | Gwen |
 |
1995-12-08 | Father of the Bride Part II | Wife Mrs. Habib |
 |
1995-02-03 | Boys on the Side | Girl with Attitude |
 |
1994-11-27 | The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | Karen Kupfer |
 |
1994-04-08 | Holy Matrimony | Cleopatra |