Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American actress. She portrayed Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers film series (1997–2002), and starred in the web series Con Man (2015–2017), the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She also provided the voices of Ms. Endive in the Cartoon Network series Chowder (2007–10), and the voice of Lin Beifong in the Nickelodeon series The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), and had recurring roles as Miss Francine Briggs on the Nickelodeon series iCarly (2007–12), Principal Susan Skidmore on the Disney Channel series A.N.T. Farm (2011–13) and Linda Schwartz on the ABC series The Goldbergs (2017-present).

Filmography

• 2026Boris Is Dead
• 2026Ethan Bloom — Elaine
• 2026When We Get There — Florence
• 2025Such Good Friends — Judy
• Ren & Stimpy — Dr. Kutenpaste (voice)
• St. Denis Medical — Laurie
• 2023Bobcat Moretti — Jean
• 2023Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story — Maxine
• 2022Dot
• 2022Minions: The Rise of Gru — Additional Voices (voice)
• 2022Post Modern Minion — Dance Critic (voice)
• The Legend of Vox Machina — Luisa (voice)
• 2021The Cloister — Agatha (voice)
• The Great North — Junkyard Kyle (voice), Leslie (voice)
• The Shrink Next Door — Mrs. Zicherman
• With Love — Patient
• 2020Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King — Lelani Shapiro (voice)
• 2020Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51 — Tippy / JoBeth (voice)
• 2020Faith Based — Lizzy (uncredited)
• 2020Lilly's Light: The Movie — Peaches
• Madagascar: A Little Wild — Thelma (voice)
• 2020Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss — Beatrice
• 2020The Loud House: Schooled! — Dr. Shuttleworth / Female Mountie
• 2019Bob Freeman: Exterminator For Hire — Cindy
• 2019I'd Like to Be Alone Now — Suzie
• 2019International Falls — Hazel
• 2019The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween — Melvin's Mom (voice)
• The Umbrella Academy — Edna Frankel
• 2018All About Nina — Amy
• 2018Fixed — Dr. Lisa Foster
• 2018For Muriel — Helen
• Liza on Demand — Tropicana Anna
• 2018Stuck — Glenda Sue
• The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants — Melvin's Mom (voice), Harold's Mom / Melvin's Mom (voice)
• 2018The Grinch — Additional Voices (voice)
• A Series of Unfortunate Events — Elder Anabelle
• 2017Batman and Harley Quinn — Project Supervisor (voice)
• 2017Brand New Old Love — Grace Becker
• 2017Cook-Off! — Mrs. Burris
• 2017Despicable Me 3 — Additional Voice (voice)
• One Day at a Time — Delia
• Raven's Home — Grandma Zo
• 2017Secs & Execs — Shirla
• 2017The 60 Yard Line — Linda Zagowski
• 2017The New Adventures of Max — Fingus (voice)
• 2017Wrapped Up In Christmas — Agnes
• Bad Internet
• Dream Corp LLC — Birdy Bottoms
• Fuller House — Mrs. Feinstein
• 2016Holiday Breakup — Nanna
• 2016The Good Neighbor — Mae
• Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! — Pipi Wuthering (voice)
• Con Man — Bobbie
• Grace and Frankie — Sally
• Life in Pieces — Desiree
• 2015Minions — Additional Voices (voice)
• Pig Goat Banana Cricket — Brainy Jane (voice)
• A to Z — Aunt Jo
• 2014Bingo Night — Vivian
• Breadwinners — Buhdeuce's Mom (voice), Ma Deuce (voice)
• 2014The Dog Who Saved Easter — Grandma / Napoleon (voice)
• 2014The Little Rascals Save the Day — Talent coordinator
• TripTank — Caller (voice)
• Young & Hungry — Matilda
• black-ish — Pamela
• 2013Jesus People — Claudia
• Legit — Janice Nugent
• 2013Monsters University — Additional Voices (voice)
• 2013Noobz — Mrs. Robinson
• 2013The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation — Grandma
• The Goldbergs — Linda Schwartz
• 2012Any Day Now — Miss Mills
• Incredible Crew
• My Gimpy Life — Maggie
• 2012Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon — Caterer (voice)
• 2012Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire — Lita Rutland (voice)
• The Legend of Korra — Lin Beifong (voice)
• 2012The Newest Pledge — President Dumervile
• The Soul Man — Ms. Stroman
• 2012Tooth Fairy 2 — Lidia (voice)
• 2 Broke Girls — Mrs. Stein
• A.N.T. Farm — Susan Skidmore
• Franklin & Bash — Irina Tanya
• 2011Mars Needs Moms — Supervisor (voice)
• 2011Monster Mutt — Helen
• 2011Transformers: Dark of the Moon — Female Insurance Agent
• 2010Alpha and Omega — Debbie (voice)
• Glory Daze — Ticket Lady
• 2010Lilly's Light — Peaches
• Raising Hope — Prosecutor
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated — Dean Fenk (voice), Frau Abigail Gluck (voice)
• Warren the Ape
• 10 Things I Hate About You — Cosmetics Shopper
• 2009Dick Tracy Special — Studio Personnel
• 2009Spring Breakdown — Lavonne
• 2009The Dog Who Saved Christmas — Grandma Bannister
• The League — Nadia
• 2008Beyond the Pale — Mrs. Plotzkin
• 2008Extreme Movie — Jane
• 2008Wieners — Mrs. Applebaum
• Chowder — Ms. Endive (voice)
• 2007Goldfish — Mrs. Koblick
• Relative insanity — Grandma (voice)
• 2007Reno 911!: Miami — Spoder's Mom
• 2007Shredderman Rules — Dr. Sheila Voss
• iCarly — Francine Briggs
• Amazing Screw-On Head
• Campus Ladies
• 2006Domestic Import — Bernice Kimmelman
• 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown — Female Ox (voice)
• 2006The Amazing Screw-On Head — Aggie / Geraldine (voice)
• 2006The Enigma with a Stigma — Patricia Riley
• American Dad! — Anastasia Kirilenko (voice), Zookeeper (voice), Aunt Karen (voice)
• Cuts
• 2005Getting Played — Lydia
• My Name Is Earl — Mrs. Zaks
• 2005The 12 Dogs of Christmas — Mrs. Walsh
• The Suite Life of Zack & Cody — Sister Rose
• 200430 Days Until I'm Famous — Lupe Horowitz
• Desperate Housewives — Mrs. Kinsky
• 2004EuroTrip — Old Woman in Confessional (uncredited)
• Joey — Casting Director
• Justice League Unlimited — Enid (voice)
• On the Spot
• Reno 911! — Doris, Mrs. Leonard
• That's So Raven — Judge Foodie
• 2002Austin Powers in Goldmember — Frau Farbissina
• She Spies — Ylva Gallo
• 2001Barstow 2008 — Mona Finch
• Scrubs — Mrs. Cropper
• 2001The Sky is Falling — Doris
• 2001Totally Blonde — Ramona
• As Told by Ginger — Ms. Powell (voice)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Nurse
• Even Stevens — Ms. Lynch
• 2000How the Grinch Stole Christmas — Clarnella
• 1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me — Frau Farbissina
• 1999Canned Ham: The Dr. Evil Story — Frau Farbissina
• 1999Drop Dead Gorgeous — Iris Clark
• Family Guy — Rachel (voice)
• 1999Idle Hands — Lady Bowler
• The King of Queens — Sherry
• The Wild Thornberrys — Lemur #2 / Newscaster (voice)
• 1997Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery — Frau Farbissina
• Just Shoot Me! — Mrs. Lubitz
• 1995Man of the Year — Cindee
• Ellen — June Haddassi
• Friends — Wedding Planner
• Sister, Sister — Denise's Mom
• 1994The Crazysitter — Nanny with Dog
• 1994The Favor — Debbie Rollins
• Good Advice — Jill
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years — Clara Meade
• The Second Half — Lady
• The Larry Sanders Show — Writer
• Dream On — Mrs. Fox
• 1990Working Tra$h — Mary
• Family Matters — Coach
• 1987The Brave Little Toaster — Mother / Two-Face Sewing Machine (voice) (as Mindy Stern)
• Perfect Strangers — Hostess
• 1985House — Woman in Bookstore
• 1984UFOria — Sister Oma and the Clarions
• B. J. and the Bear — Myrna
• 1978Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today — Toothless
• Quarter — Liz

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2007Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of — Self
• Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist