Biography
Although comedic character actress Mindy Sterling had been working in film and television for nearly two decades, it was not until she portrayed Dr. Evil's shrieking Germanic henchwoman, Frau Farbissina, in Mike Myers' spy spoof "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997) and its sequels that she achieved a degree of popular recognition. Sterling moved to Los Angeles from Miami in the early 1970s, where she joined the improvisational …
Career Milestones
2006 | Voiced the female Ox in "Ice Age: The Meltdown" | |
2002 | Co-starred with Mike Myers in "Austin Powers in Goldmember" | |
2000 | Appeared in Ron Howard's live action adaptation of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", starring Jim Carrey; Verne Troyer also in the cast | |
1999 | Featured as Kirstie Alley's sidekick and the coordinator of a local teen beauty pageant in Michael Patrick Jann's satire "Drop Dead Gorgeous" | |
1999 | Reprised role of Frau Farbissina, with a more central and provocative role, in the summer hit sequel "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"; initial collaboration with actor Verne Troyer who played Mini-Me | |
1999 | Reteamed with Green for the teen horror comedy "Idle Hands" | |
1997 | Had featured role as Frau Farbissina, Dr Evil's calculating associate, in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"; also first collaboration with actor Seth Green who played Dr Evil's son Scott | |
| Met Mike Myers when he did guest stints at Groundlings | ||
| Began teaching improvisational acting at Groundlings, counting Keanu Reeves, Lisa Kudrow, Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan among her students | ||
1984 | Joined the Los Angeles based Groundlings comedy troupe (date approximate); worked alongside actors Jon Lovitz and Kathy Griffin | |
1981 | Had a bit part in "The Devil and Max Devlin" | |
1973 | Landed a recurring role on the syndicated children's series "Dusty's Treehouse" (date approximate) | |
1973 | Moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career (date approximate) | |
| Worked in community theater in Miami | ||
1967 | Enrolled by father in private acting classes, training in Shakespeare at age 13 (date approximate) | |
1956 | Moved from Paterson, New Jersey to Miami, Florida at age two (date approximate) | |