Lori Alan
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). 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.
Filmography (113 titles)
7.4MovieToy Story 5
Bonnie's Mom (voice) · 2026
8.2MovieHoppers
Additional Voices (voice) · 2026
6.8MovieThe SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Pearl (voice) (uncredited) · 2025
MovieCatalogue of Noses
Debbie · 2025
6.8MoviePlankton: The Movie
Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice) · 2025
MovieSpongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
Pearl (voice) · 2024
7.1MovieSpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
Pearl / Teen Girls (voice) · 2024
7.3ShowNobody Wants This
Deborah · 2024
7.1MovieThe Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
Pearl · 2023
7.0MovieMinions & More Volume 1
Marilyn (voice) · 2022
6.7ShowLoot
Commentator · 2022
7.3ShowWe Baby Bears
Goose (voice) · 2022
6.0MovieIt Takes Three
Sara Berger · 2021
6.0ShowThe Patrick Star Show
Princess Pearlina (voice) · 2021
7.2ShowKamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Pearl Krabs (voice) · 2021
ShowSpongeBob As Told By
Self · 2020
MovieSpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
Pearl / Pet Shop Woman · 2019
7.5MovieToy Story 4
Bonnie's Mom (voice) · 2019
5.7MovieThe Way You Look Tonight
Mom - Marguerite · 2019
6.9MovieThe Grinch
Additional Voices (voice) · 2018
8.6ShowThe Rookie
Gary’s Neighbor · 2018
6.9ShowA.P. Bio
Didi · 2018
6.7MovieTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Mrs. Teevee (voice) · 2017
6.5MovieDespicable Me 3
Additional Voice (voice) · 2017
6.4MovieNorman Television
Marilyn (voice) · 2016
4.9MovieSpongeBob LongPants
Fish Woman #1 (voice) · 2016
6.7ShowActing Dead
Zombietologist · 2016
6.9ShowColony
Elaine · 2016
7.2MovieRiley's First Date?
Mom's Sadness (voice) · 2015
7.9MovieInside Out
Additional Voices (voice) · 2015