About
Lori Alan
Overview
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 |
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| 2024 | SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp | Actor | Pearl / Teen Girls (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone | Actor | Pearl | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Minions & More 1 | Actor | Marilyn (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2021 | It Takes Three | Actor | Sara Berger | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Actor | Pearl Krabs (voice) | 71 Good |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Actor | Bonnie's Mom (voice) | 74 Good |
| 2019 | The Way You Look Tonight | Actor | Mom - Marguerite | 58 Average |
| 2018 | The Grinch | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Actor | Mrs. Teevee (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2016 | Norman Television | Actor | Marilyn (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Riley's First Date? | Actor | Mom's Sadness (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 78 Good |
| 2015 | Minions | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Actor | Pearl (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | Toy Story That Time Forgot | Actor | Bonnie's Mom (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2014 | The Radiator Springs 500½ | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Achmed Saves America | Actor | Evelyn (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Toy Story of Terror! | Actor | Bonnie's mom (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2013 | Dean Slater: Resident Advisor | Actor | Mrs. Harris | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2013 | Rolling with Dad | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2012 | It's a SpongeBob Christmas! | Actor | Pearl | 62 Fair |
| 2012 | Partysaurus Rex | Actor | Bonnie's Mom (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2012 | Time Travel Mater | Actor | Additional Voice Talent (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Actor | Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip | Actor | Pearl Krabs | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Air Mater | Actor | Blue Hawk (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Hawaiian Vacation | Actor | Mrs. Anderson (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2010 | Heavy Metal Mater | Actor | Additional Voice Talent (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Hollywood Is Like High School with Money | Actor | Iris Whitaker | 70 Good |
| 2010 | Monster Truck Mater | Actor | Additional Voice Talent (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Actor | Bonnie's Mom (voice) | 77 Good |
| 2009 | Unidentified Flying Mater | Actor | Additional Voice Talent (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2009 | The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash | Actor | Pearl Krabs | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Tokyo Mater | Actor | Additional Voice Talent (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales | Actor | Additional Voices | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | WALL·E | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 80 Very good |
| 2008 | Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest | Actor | Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2005 | Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Actor | Diane Simmons (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Actor | Pearl (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | LeapFrog: Math Circus | Actor | Green (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Actor | Anita Levine | 59 Average |
| 2002 | 3-South | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 2002 | SpongeBob's House Party | Actor | Pearl Krabs (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | The Fluffer | Actor | Harmony | 58 Average |
| 2000 | The Kids from Room 402 | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 1997 | Larry and Steve | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Actor | Wife Mrs. Habib | 60 Fair |
| 1995 | Boys on the Side | Actor | Girl with Attitude | 60 Fair |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Actor | Invisible Woman (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 1994 | Holy Matrimony | Actor | Cleopatra | 58 Average |
| 1994 | The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins | Actor | Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Actor | Lt. Felina Feral (voice) | 76 Good |
| Plankton: The Movie | Actor | Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice) | 58 Average |
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| The Feeling Expert | Actor | Janice | N/A N/A |
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Sound |
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| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | Sound | ADR & Dubbing | 74 Good |
Crew |
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| 2010 | Tangled | Crew | Thanks | 75 Good |