Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American actress. Although she had worked in film for over 30 years, she only began to garner attention after playing Frau Farbissina, the diminutive and domineering Germanic cohort of Dr. Evil, played by Mike Myers in the Austin Powers series of comedy films.
For Nickelodeon, her most prominent role was as Francine Briggs, the English teacher and briefly co-principal for Carly Shay, Freddie Benson, and Sam Puckett at Ridgeway High School on iCarly. She also starred as Sheila Voss in the Nickelodeon TV movie Shredderman Rules, and provided the voices for the following Nicktoon characters:
- Ms. Powell the gym teacher in the As Told By Ginger episode "Gym Class Confidential".
- Countess von Verminstrasser on Invader Zim.
- Lin Beifong on The Legend of Korra
- Brainy Jane on Pig Goat Banana Cricket
- Buhdeuce's Mom on Breadwinners
- Dr. Shuttleworth and Officer Schoffner on The Loud House
She has also been the official English voice of Queen Morgana on Winx Club.