may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. (June 2009) Mindy Sterling Born Mindy Lee Sterling July 11, 1953 (1953-07-11) (age 57) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1973–present Spouse Brian Gadson (1 child) Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American actress. Although she had worked in film for over 25 years, she only began to garner attention after playing Frau Farbissina, the diminutive and domineering Germanic cohort of Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) in the Austin Powers series of comedy films..