Lori Alan
Biography
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
Mrs. Harris
Dean Slater: Resident Advisor
Anita Levine
Comic Book: The Movie
Pearl (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Diane Simmons (voice)
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Pearl
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
Mrs. Anderson (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
Marilyn (voice)
Minions & More Volume 1
Additional Voices (voice)
Inside Out
Janice
The Feeling Expert
Green (voice)
LeapFrog: Math Circus
Evelyn (voice)
Achmed Saves America
Pearl
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
Additional Voices (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Additional Voices (voice)
Despicable Me 2
Pearl (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Susan Storm-Richards / Invisible Woman (voice) (archive footage)
The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Toy Story 3
Additional Voices (voice)
WALL·E
Pearl Krabs
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
Small Fry
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Partysaurus Rex
Rolling with Dad
Blue Hawk (voice)
Air Mater
Wife Mrs. Habib
Father of the Bride Part II
Marilyn (voice)
Norman Television
Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
Plankton: The Movie
Larry and Steve
Additional Voice (voice)
Despicable Me 3
Additional Voices (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Additional Voices (voice)
The Radiator Springs 500½
Additional Voices (voice)
Monsters University
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Time Travel Mater
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Heavy Metal Mater
Additional Voices (voice)
The Grinch
Additional Voices (voice)
Minions
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Toy Story 4
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Tokyo Mater
Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Cleopatra
Holy Matrimony
Mrs. Teevee (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Bonnie's mom (voice)
Toy Story of Terror!
Mom's Sadness (voice)
Riley's First Date?
Mom - Marguerite
The Way You Look Tonight
Girl with Attitude
Boys on the Side
Harmony
The Fluffer
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Monster Truck Mater
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Unidentified Flying Mater
Sara Berger
It Takes Three
Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
Fish Woman #1 (voice)
SpongeBob LongPants
Gwen
Garage Sale
Angela Park
Rescuing Madison
Pearl / Pet Shop Woman
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
Debbie
Catalogue of Noses
Pearl (voice) (uncredited)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Toy Story 5
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
57
Gender
Female
Birthday
1966-07-18
Place of Birth
Potomac, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
Lori Alan Denniberg