Lori Alan
Acting
🎂 1966-07-18
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.
Cast credits(117)
Ellen Weaver
2005
Gary’s Neighbor
2018
Martha
1990
Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
1999
Diane Simmons / Lady (voice)
1999
Diane Simmons / Girl (voice)
1999
Diane Simmons / Jolene (voice)
1999
Diane Simmons / Eva Braun (voice)
1999
Diane Simmons / Coco (voice)
1999
Diane Simmons / Charles Lindbergh's Wife (voice)
1999
Young Larry's Mom Rose
2000
Ms. Papen
2009
Valerie Esposito
2000
Stacy Baer
2011
Gina Carlson
2005
Rachel Carson
1994
Sonya
1994
Macy's Saleswoman
2001
Rhonda's Mother (voice)
1996
Secretary / Cop / Candy Lady (voice)
1996
Gloria Gorilla (voice)
2012
1997
The T.A.
1993
Pearl Krabs (voice)
2021
Mrs. Shtotelman
2009
Bill Bergey
2007
Didi
2018
Sabrina's Car (voice)
1996
Cynthia
1998
Linda Robbins
2010
Commentator
2022
Loretta
2002
Goose (voice)
2022
Edie
2012
Jean
1998
Elaine
2016
Deborah
2024
Princess Pearlina (voice)
2021
Pearl / Ventriloquist Dummy / Audience / Soldiers (voice)
2021
Pearl / Child (voice)
2021
Lt. Felina Feral (voice)
1993
Invisible Woman (voice)
1994
Kathy Weber
2005
2009
Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice)
1995
Theresa
1995
Ms. Gleason
2013
Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
2025
Additional Voices (voice)
2015
Additional Voices (voice)
2008
Self
2020
Elder's Daughter (voice)
1998
Leslie / Henna St. Chloe-Butz / Co-Ed 1 (voice)
2004
Ms. Flowers
2007
Liz
1996
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2010
2002
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2019
Additional Voices (voice)
2013
Robbi Nathan
2010
Pearl (voice)
2004
Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
2024
Additional Voices (voice)
2013
Zombietologist
2016
Pearl (voice)
2015
Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Dixie / Mail Woman / Eunice (voice)
2007
Dixie / Ivory (voice)
2007
Ivory / Nerds (voice)
2007
Ivory / Dr. Joy / Additional Voices (voice)
2007
Dixie / Nerd (voice)
2007
Dixie (voice)
2007
Ivory / Dixie (voice)
2007
Additional Voices (voice)
2017
Additional Voices (voice)
2009
Additional Voices (voice)
2015
Marilyn (voice)
2022
Iris Whitaker
2010
Mrs. Anderson (voice)
2011
Additional Voices
2010
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2014
2000
Wife Mrs. Habib
1995
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2012
Mrs. Teevee (voice)
2017
Mom's Sadness (voice)
2015
Girl with Attitude
1995
Pearl
2023
Diane Simmons (voice)
2005
Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
2011
Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
2008
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2008
Blue Hawk (voice)
2011
Pearl
2012
Evelyn (voice)
2014
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2010
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2009
Additional Voices (voice)
2014
Sara Berger
2021
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2012
Harmony
2001
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2010
Fish Woman #1 (voice)
2016
Cleopatra
1994
Anita Levine
2004
Mrs. Harris
2013
Mom - Marguerite
2019
Pearl Krabs
2011
Green (voice)
2004
Janice
Additional Voices (voice)
2009
Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
1994
Gwen
1996
1997
Marilyn (voice)
2016
Bonnie's mom (voice)
2013
2013
