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name: "Mindy Sterling"
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born: "11 July 1953"
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updated: "2026-09-17T00:39:15.845333+00:00"
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# Mindy Sterling

Actor. Born 11 July 1953 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 July 1953, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- **Also known as:** Mindy Stern, Mindy Stirling

## Biography

Mindy Sterling is an American actress. Born on 11 July 1953 in Paterson, New Jersey, she trained in acting at Miami Dade College after growing up in Miami and later joined the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings in Los Angeles.

She is known for playing Frau Farbissina in the *Austin Powers* film series (1997–2002) and Clarnella in *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000). Sterling has provided voices for animated features including *Monsters University* (2013) and *Minions* (2015), and has recurring television roles as Miss Francine Briggs in *iCarly* (2007–2012), Principal Susan Skidmore in *A.N.T. Farm* (2011–2013) and Linda Schwartz in *The Goldbergs* (2017–2023). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her work in the web series *Con Man* (2015–2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), Fi1m 54, as Clarnella — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.md)

## Also known for

- *Monsters University* (2013), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Minions* (2015), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (2006), Female Ox (voice)
- *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), Edna Frankel
- *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011), Female Insurance Agent
- *Despicable Me 3* (2017), Additional Voice (voice)
- *The Grinch* (2018), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022), Additional Voices (voice)

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