Lori Alan

July 18, 1966

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

Dean Slater: Resident Advisor

(Mrs. Harris)

Comic Book: The Movie

(Anita Levine)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

(Pearl (voice))

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

(Diane Simmons (voice))

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone

(Pearl)

Hawaiian Vacation

(Mrs. Anderson (voice))

Minions & More 1

(Marilyn (voice))

Inside Out

(Additional Voices (voice))

The Feeling Expert

(Janice)

LeapFrog: Math Circus

(Green (voice))

Achmed Saves America

(Evelyn (voice))

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

(Pearl)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

(Additional Voices (voice))

Despicable Me 2

(Additional Voices (voice))

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

(Pearl (voice))

The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins

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

Toy Story 3

(Bonnie's Mom (voice))

WALL·E

(Additional Voices (voice))

Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip

(Pearl Krabs)

Small Fry

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

Partysaurus Rex

(Bonnie's Mom (voice))

Rolling with Dad

Air Mater

(Blue Hawk (voice))

Father of the Bride Part II

(Wife Mrs. Habib)

Norman Television

(Marilyn (voice))

Plankton: The Movie

(Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice))

Larry and Steve

Despicable Me 3

(Additional Voices (voice))

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

(Additional Voices)

The Radiator Springs 500½

(Additional Voices (voice))

Monsters University

(Additional Voices (voice))

Time Travel Mater

(Additional Voice Talent (voice))

Heavy Metal Mater

(Additional Voice Talent (voice))

The Grinch

(Additional Voices (voice))

Minions

(Additional Voices (voice))

Toy Story 4

(Bonnie's Mom (voice))

Tokyo Mater

(Additional Voice Talent (voice))

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

(Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice))

Holy Matrimony

(Cleopatra)

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

(Mrs. Teevee (voice))

Toy Story That Time Forgot

(Bonnie's Mom (voice))

Toy Story of Terror!

(Bonnie's mom (voice))

Riley's First Date?

(Mom's Sadness (voice))

The Way You Look Tonight

(Mom - Marguerite)

Boys on the Side

(Girl with Attitude)

The Fluffer

(Harmony)

Monster Truck Mater

(Additional Voice Talent (voice))

Unidentified Flying Mater

(Additional Voice Talent (voice))

It Takes Three

(Sara Berger)

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

(Pearl / Teen Girls (voice))

SpongeBob's House Party

(Pearl Krabs (voice))

Six Feet Under

(Macy's Saleswoman)

Law & Order

(Martha)

Chuck

(Bill Bergey)

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

(Lt. Felina Feral (voice))

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(Valerie Esposito)

3-South

Family Guy

(Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice))

Friends

(Sonya)

Charmed

(Cynthia)

A.P. Bio

(Didi)

Cow and Chicken

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

(Pearl Krabs (voice))

Will & Grace

(Jean)

The Kids from Room 402

Southland

Loot

(Commentator)

The Wild Thornberrys

(Elder's Daughter (voice))

The Patrick Star Show

(Princess Pearlina (voice))

The Patrick Star Show

(Pearl / Ventriloquist Dummy / Audience / Soldiers (voice))

The Patrick Star Show

(Pearl / Child (voice))

Castle

(Ms. Papen)

SpongeBob As Told By

(Self)

Bones

(Gina Carlson)

Family Guy

(Diane Simmons / Lady (voice))

Family Guy

(Diane Simmons / Girl (voice))

Family Guy

(Diane Simmons / Jolene (voice))

The Rookie

(Gary’s Neighbor)

Family Guy

(Diane Simmons / Eva Braun (voice))

Family Guy

(Diane Simmons / Coco (voice))

Family Guy

(Diane Simmons / Charles Lindbergh's Wife (voice))

Fantastic Four

(Invisible Woman (voice))

Curb Your Enthusiasm

(Young Larry's Mom Rose)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

(Sabrina's Car (voice))

The Hard Times of RJ Berger

(Linda Robbins)

We Baby Bears

(Goose (voice))

Hollywood Is Like High School with Money

(Iris Whitaker)

Law & Order: LA

(Robbi Nathan)

What a Cartoon!

(Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice))

Hey Arnold!

(Rhonda's Mother (voice))

Hey Arnold!

(Secretary / Cop / Candy Lady (voice))