Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 4, 1958
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Wendy Makkena
Biography
Wendy Rosenberg Makkena (born October 4, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Sister Mary Robert in the film Sister Act (1992) and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). Her other film credits include Air Bud (1997), State of Play (2009), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). She has appeared regularly on stage since the 1980s.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Whispers of Freedom | Karin Gueffroy |
| 2021 | Spiked | Margaret |
| 2019 | The Tomorrow Man | Beverly St. Michaels |
| 2019 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Dorothy Vogel |
| 2019 | Fair Market Value | Jessica |
| 2017 | The Discovery | Mom |
| 2011 | The Bling Ring | Celia Fishman |
| 2009 | State of Play | Greer Thornton |
| 1998 | Finding North | Rhonda Portelli |
| 1997 | Air Bud | Jackie Framm |
| 1997 | Lies He Told | Patty |
| 1996 | Death Benefit | Wynn Burkholder |
| 1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Nadine Jacobs |
| 1995 | Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Mary Newcombe |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere | Celeste Dunbar |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Sister Mary Robert |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Sister Mary Robert |
| 1992 | Black Magic | Sally Rowe |
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Brenda |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Kate Jackson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Matlock | Lila |
| 2023 | Rabbit Hole | Debra Wyman-Massey |
| 2018 | The Last O.G. | Krystal |
| 2016 | Bull | Sherri Gibson |
| 2013 | Alpha House | Molly P. Andreson |
| 2012 | The Mob Doctor | Daniella Devlin |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Judge Joan Anderson |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | IAD Det. Hitchcock |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Cynthia Venegas |
| 2007 | Chuck | National Intelligence Director |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Kath Berry |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Jean Godfrey |
| 2004 | House | Dr. Julie Whitner |
| 2004 | Listen Up! | Dana Kleinman |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Fran Schulman |
| 2003 | Oliver Beene | Charlotte Beene |
| 2003 | NCIS | Rachel Cranston |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Jubilee |
| 2001 | The Job | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Doris Babinkian |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Susie Nixon |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ellen Van Kuren |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Robin Dunwoody |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Margaret Parsons |
| 1993 | A League of Their Own | Mae Mordabito |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Officer Nicki Sandoval |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Janet Weston |