Alex Borstein

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Alex Borstein ( 2012 )

Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (born February 15, 1973 in Highland Park , Illinois ) is an American actress , voice actress , screenwriter , producer and comedian .

biography

Borstein was born in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, to Judy and Irving Borstein from Hungary, and grew up in the Deerfield suburb . She has two older brothers. Borstein is Jewish, her mother is a survivor of the Shoah. She moved to Southern California in the early 1980s . In 1989 she moved to San Francisco , where she studied communication science at San Francisco State University and graduated in 1992. She then went to California State University, Northridge, and pursued a master's degree in her major. During her studies there, she joined the ACME Comedy Theater . There she met Erin Ehrlich , her later screenwriting partner at u. a. the television series Caspar , Histeria! and Pinky and the Brain .

Borstein was best known as a comedian on the show MADtv , especially through the character Ms. Swan . But she also made a name for herself as the producer and screenwriter of the Family Guy series , in which she also lends her voice to the character Lois Griffin and numerous supporting characters such as Tricia Takanawa . She had greater success from 2017 through the comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . The lead role of the eccentric agent Susie Myerson brought her u. a. two emmys one.

From 1999 to 2014 Borstein was married to actor Jackson Douglas , who was seen next to her on MADtv. She was originally supposed to play the role of Sookie St. James , the wife of Douglas' character Jackson Belleville , in the series Gilmore Girls , but had to quit due to contractual difficulties. So she played two small supporting roles in the series : that of the harpist Drella and the designer Miss Celine .

In 2006, Borstein, along with Steve Callaghan , Gary Janetti and Chris Sheridan, received a DVD Exclusive Award in the category Best Screenplay (for a DVD Premiere Movie) for the screenplay of Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story .

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

Primetime Emmy Award

  • 2008 : Nomination for Best Animated TV Series for Family Guy
  • 2013 : Nomination for Best Dubbing Voice for Family Guy
  • 2018 : Best Dubbing Voice for Family Guy
  • 2018 : Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • 2019 : Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel


Golden Globe Award

Screen Actors Guild Award

Critics' Choice Television Award

Publications

Web links

Commons : Alex Borstein  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FAQ on their official site
  2. ↑ Random Rules: Alex Borstein ( Memento December 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), AV Club November 20, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2006.
  3. ↑ a b Article by Wesley Joost from October 19, 2002 ( Memento from May 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on sonic.net
  4. ↑ Ms. Swan on 'MADtv' 'Memba Her ?! Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Borstein, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borstein, Alexandrea (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress, voice actress, screenwriter, producer and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH 15th February 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Highland Park near Chicago , Illinois