Biography
An Illinois native, Borstein moved to Los Angeles with her family in 1980, going on to attend San Francsico State University and join the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe ACME Comedy Theater. While performing with the group at the Big Stinkin' International Improv and Sketch Festival in Austin, Texas, she was discovered by a "Mad TV" casting agent. Borstein began her work on the show in 1997 and soon became an audience favorite with memorable …
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Career Milestones
| Wrote for animated series including "Casper" (Fox) and "Pinky and the Brain" (The WB) | ||
1980 | Moved with family from Chicago to Los Angeles | |
1996 | Lent her voice to Queen Machina on "Power Rangers Zeo" (Fox) | |
1997 | Was a regular on "Mad TV", portraying the memorable recurring character Ms. Swan as well as impersonating celebrities including Regis Philbin and Janeane Garofalo | |
1999 | Voiced Lois Griffin, the mother on the Fox animated series "Family Guy" | |
2000 | Featured on The WB series "Gilmore Girls" as Drella, the acerbic harpist in the lobby of the inn that employs series star, single mother Lorelei (Lauren Graham) | |
2000 | Had a cameo in the feature film "Coyote Ugly" | |
2002 | Cast in "Showtime" which starred Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy | |
2003 | Appeared in the teen comedy "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" | |
2004 | Featured opposite Halle Berry in "Catwoman" | |
2005 | Starred in the George Clooney-directed "Goodnight, and Good Luck," a 1950s-era drama that chronicles broadcaster Edward R. Murrow's campaign against Senator Joseph McCarthy | |
2005 | Voiced various characters, including Wonder Woman and Cindy Brady, in the stop motion animated series "Robot Chicken" | |
2009 | Voiced various characters on the "Family Guy" animated spinoff series "The Cleveland Show" | |
2010 | Co-starred opposite Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl in the action/drama "Killers" | |
Awards
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Good Night, And Good Luck |