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.
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Movies (37)
Toy Story 5
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2026
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
as Pearl (voice) (uncredited)
2025
Catalogue of Noses
as Debbie
2025
Plankton: The Movie
as Pearl / A Woman in Crowd (voice)
2025
Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
as Pearl
2024
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
as Pearl / Teen Girls (voice)
2024
Inside Out 2
ADR & Dubbing (Sound)
2024
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
as Pearl
2023
Minions & More Volume 1
as Marilyn (voice)
2022
It Takes Three
as Sara Berger
2021
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
as Pearl / Pet Shop Woman
2019
Toy Story 4
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2019
The Way You Look Tonight
as Mom - Marguerite
2019
The Grinch
as Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Mrs. Teevee (voice)
2017
Despicable Me 3
as Additional Voice (voice)
2017
Norman Television
as Marilyn (voice)
2016
SpongeBob LongPants
as Fish Woman #1 (voice)
2016
Riley's First Date?
as Mom's Sadness (voice)
2015
Inside Out
as Additional Voices (voice)
2015
Minions
as Additional Voices (voice)
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
as Pearl (voice)
2015
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2014
Rescuing Madison
as Angela Park
2014
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Additional Voices (voice)
2014
Achmed Saves America
as Evelyn (voice)
2014
Toy Story of Terror!
as Bonnie's mom (voice)
2013
Dean Slater: Resident Advisor
as Mrs. Harris
2013
Despicable Me 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
2013
Monsters University
as Additional Voices (voice)
2013
Rolling with Dad
2013
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
as Pearl
2012
Partysaurus Rex
as Bonnie's Mom (voice)
2012
Time Travel Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2012
Small Fry
as Bonnie's Mom / Tae-Kwon Doe (voice)
2011
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
as Pearl Krabs
2011
Air Mater
as Blue Hawk (voice)
2011
TV Shows (13)
Nobody Wants This
as Deborah
2024
Loot
as Commentator
2022
We Baby Bears
as Goose (voice)
2022
The Patrick Star Show
as Princess Pearlina (voice)
2021
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
as Pearl Krabs (voice)
2021
SpongeBob As Told By
as Self
2020
The Rookie
as Gary’s Neighbor
2018
A.P. Bio
as Didi
2018
Acting Dead
as Zombietologist
2016
Colony
as Elaine
2016
Mighty Med
as Ms. Gleason
2013
Doc McStuffins
as Gloria Gorilla (voice)
2012
Lab Rats
as Edie
2012