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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 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

2025
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

as Pearl (voice)

Movie
2015
Inside Out

as Additional Voices (voice)

Movie
2018
The Grinch

as Additional Voices (voice)

Movie
2008
WALL·E

as Additional Voices (voice)

Movie
2026
Toy Story 5

as Bonnie's Mom (voice)

Movie
2015
Minions

as Additional Voices (voice)

Movie
2013
Monsters University

as Additional Voices (voice)

Movie
2017
Despicable Me 3

as Additional Voice (voice)

Movie
2010
Toy Story 3

as Bonnie's Mom (voice)

Movie
1999
Family Guy

as Diane Simmons / Girl (voice)

TV Show
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants

as Pearl (voice)

TV Show
2022
Loot

as Commentator

TV Show