Lori Alan (born July 18, 1966) is an American actress. She has played a long-running role as Pearl Krabs from the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Diane Simmons from Family Guy, the Invisible Woman from Fantastic Four, and the Boss in the Metal Gear video game series.
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Early years
Alan had a mixed-faith family: her mother is a Southern Baptist and her father is Jewish.
Her father, Eliot, and her mother, Martha, were performers and supported her choice to be an actress. She started acting at age five, making her television debut in a Shakey's Pizza commercial.
She graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, attended Emerson College, and graduated cum laude from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
Alan's early experience included performing off-Broadway and as a member of the improv group the Groundlings.
