Lori Alan (July 18, 1966) sometimes credited as Lori Allen, is most recently known to do the voice work as "The Boss" in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater that was released for the Sony PlayStation 2, but she has done other voice work and her resume includes Family Guy as the voice of Diane Simmons, various voices on Hey Arnold!, and SpongeBob SquarePants as Pearl. Lori also plays in one episode of Friends titled The One Where Monica Sings in Season 9. Lori acts as Sonya who does Joey's (Matt LeBlanc)'s eyebrows in the scene and has 4 lines. Along with voice acting, she is also a stand up comic.

Alan's sister, Lisa Manning, is a longtime radio personality in Nashville, Tennessee and is currently the morning show co-host on WVNS-FM.

Lori Allen originated the part of Mae in the award-winning hit musical "Reefer Madness" at the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles. Her film credits include Boys on the Side (1995), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), Fluffer, The (2001) and Comic Book: The Movie (2004) (V), co-starring Mark Hamill (I). She has been seen and heard on hundreds of commercials, from the voices of Lifetime, Century 21 Real Estate and Ikea to the Mervyn's lady. Lori performed with Gotham City (Groundlings East) in New York City, and did stand-up comedy act at such places as The Improv! Some of her better-known cartoon voices are Pearl the Whale on Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999), Rhonda's Mom on Nickelodeon's "Hey Arnold!" (1996), The Invisible Woman on _"Fantastic Four, The" (1994)_ and various voices for the Fox series "Family Guy" (1999).