Lori Alan
Lori Alanย (nรฉe Denniberg, born July 18, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. She voices the long-running role ofย Pearl Krabs the Whaleย on the animated seriesย SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voices news anchorย Diane Simmons on Family Guy, theย Invisible Womanย onย Fantastic Four, andย The Bossย in theย Metal Gearย 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 aย Shakey’s Pizza commercial.ย Her stage debut was as Annie’s youngest sister in a local community theater production ofย Annie Get Your Gun. A longtime member of New York’s Gotham City Improv (Groundlings East), she went on toย Emerson Collegeย and graduated with honors fromย Tisch School of the Arts.
