Lori Alan
Known for ActingBorn 1966-07-18Potomac, Maryland, USA
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).
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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
Toy Story 5
2026 · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019 · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Hoppers
2026 · as Additional Voices (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010 · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
WALL·E
2008 · as Additional Voices (voice)
Inside Out
2015 · as Additional Voices (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025 · as Pearl (voice) (uncredited)
Despicable Me 2
2013 · as Additional Voices (voice)
Despicable Me 3
2017 · as Additional Voice (voice)
Minions
2015 · as Additional Voices (voice)
Monsters University
2013 · as Additional Voices (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004 · as Pearl (voice)
The Grinch
2018 · as Additional Voices (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014 · as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 · as Additional Voices (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015 · as Pearl (voice)
Minions & More Volume 1
2022 · as Marilyn (voice)
Small Fry
2011 · as Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)