Melissa Sternenberg is an American voice actress born in San Antonio, Texas, on February 18, 1983. Her full birth name is Melissa Danele Johnson, and she is also known by the nickname Mippa. She began her career in voice-over work as a hobbyist and fan, a common entry point for many voice actors of her generation.

Sternenberg is recognized for her work in the English dubs of anime series and video games. She is known for her role as the light cruiser Edinburgh in the anime adaptation of the popular franchise Azur Lane. In the same series, she also provided the voice for the character Purifier. Another significant role in animation is voicing Maria Calavera in the long-running American animated series RWBY.

Beyond these prominent roles, Sternenberg has an extensive list of credits in various other anime, visual novels, and video games. Her anime dub credits include characters such as Nanako Mitsutsuka in Songs Connection, Hippopotamus in Kemono Friends, Tiffany Abott in Rio: Rainbow Gate!, and Kazumi Amano in a 2018 dub of Gunbuster. In the realm of video games and visual novels, her work spans numerous titles. She voiced Aliss in Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs, Rebecca Gales in The Letter, and had roles in Highway Blossoms, Backstage Pass, and Learn Japanese To Survive! - Katakana War, among many others. Her performance in The Letter is one of the credits for which she is known. Sternenberg has trained under vocal coaches Bruce Carey and Spike Spencer to develop her craft.