What The Family Guy Voice Actors Look Like In Real Life
2. Alex Borstein - Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa, Barbara Pewterschmidt
The Characters: The depraved housewife with a chequered past, Lois is the matriarch of the Griffin residence.
She's funny, she's sexy, she'll do anything to protect her family. Over the years, she's grown to hilariously resent her family, making jibes about Chris and Meg, and possibly pursuing affairs away from Peter. Lois is a cipher of a character because audiences can't seem to pin her character traits down.
There's also "Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa" who is constantly standing somewhere and delivering exposition. Tricia, like many tertiary characters in the series, has evolved into a more three-dimensional role with her own episode or two. Barbara "Babs" Pewterschmidt might be the least developed of Lois' parents as she's often living in the shadow of Carter, but that isn't to say her out-dated references or affection for Peter doesn't go unnoticed.
The Actor: An alumni in the MacFarlane-verse, she's made appearances in both The Cleveland Show and American Dad with various voice roles.
Her live-action appearances shouldn't be forgotten though, as most recently Borstein has been winning hearts (and awards) as Susie Myerson in the Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.