Wendy Makkena
Born: 1958-10-04 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Matlock as Lila
- Whispers of Freedom as Karin Gueffroy
2023
- Rabbit Hole as Debra Wyman-Massey
2021
- Spiked as Margaret
2019
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as Dorothy Vogel
- The Tomorrow Man as Beverly St. Michaels
- Fair Market Value as Jessica
2018
- The Last O.G. as Krystal
2017
- The Discovery as Mom
2016
- Bull as Sherri Gibson
2013
- Alpha House as Molly P. Andreson
2012
- The Mob Doctor as Daniella Devlin
2011
- The Bling Ring as Celia Fishman
2010
- Rizzoli & Isles as IAD Det. Hitchcock
- Miami Medical
- The Deep End as Judge Joan Anderson
2009
- The Good Wife as Cynthia Venegas
- State of Play as Greer Thornton
2007
- Chuck as National Intelligence Director
2005
- Ghost Whisperer as Jean Godfrey
- Numb3rs as Kath Berry
2004
- House as Dr. Julie Whitner
- Desperate Housewives as Fran Schulman
- Listen Up! as Dana Kleinman
2003
- NCIS as Rachel Cranston
- Oliver Beene as Charlotte Beene
2002
- Without a Trace as Jubilee
2001
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Doris Babinkian
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ellen Van Kuren
- Judging Amy as Susie Nixon
1998
- Finding North as Rhonda Portelli
1997
- Air Bud as Jackie Framm
- Lies He Told as Patty
1996
- Death Benefit as Wynn Burkholder
- On Seventh Avenue as Nadine Jacobs
1995
- Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story as Mary Newcombe
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Robin Dunwoody
- Camp Nowhere as Celeste Dunbar
1993
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Sister Mary Robert
- Class of '96 as Margaret Parsons
- A League of Their Own as Mae Mordabito
1992
- Sister Act as Sister Mary Robert
- Black Magic as Sally Rowe
1991
- Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace as Brenda
1990
- Law & Order as Officer Nicki Sandoval
1988
- Eight Men Out as Kate Jackson