It’s that wonderful time of the year again where we start to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and/or the winter solstice by sitting at tables, eating a lot of food, sitting on couches, and watching the same movies they show every year. There’s no Christmas tradition quite like watching The Sound of Music and Home Alone back-to-back, is there?
Another one of those legendary movies we tend to forget about the other 364 days of the year is How The Grinch Stole Christmas. The movie has been around since 2000, but was deemed so weird at the time that no one really gave it a fair shot. It did launch quite a few careers, though. Let’s take a look at some of the actors from that legendary movie and see what they’re doing now.
Taylor Momsen
Playing the small Cindy Lou Who that helped the Grinch discover the true meaning of Christmas, Momsen was only 7 years old at the time. The movie launched her career, and she went on to play in shows like Gossip Girl, but Taylor quit acting altogether to focus on her true passion as a rock artist in The Pretty Reckless.
Mindy Sterling
Playing the adoptive mom to the Grinch, Clarnella, Sterling was actually most known for playing loudmouth Frau Farbissina in Austin Powers. She’s one of the few actors who looks back on the whole makeup and prosthetics process in the movie with joy, saying the whole thing was magical. About a decade after the Grinch, Sterling mostly switched to doing voice work on projects like Minions and American Dad!, which she prefers because she just creates things with her voice and can’t rely on her body mannerisms.
