Wendy Makkena
Biography
Wendy Rosenberg Makkena is an American actress born on October 4, 1958, in New York City, New York, USA. She is best known for playing Sister Mary Robert in the film Sister Act in 1992 and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit in 1993. Her other film credits include Air Bud in 1997, State of Play in 2009, and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood in 2019. In addition to her film work, she has appeared regularly on stage since the 1980s. Her career in acting spans a total of fifty known credits across movies and television shows.
Career overview
Wendy Rosenberg Makkena is an American actress born on October 4, 1958, in New York City, New York, United States. She is best known for her role as Sister Mary Robert in the 1992 film Sister Act and its 1993 sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. In addition to these prominent film appearances, her other movie credits include Air Bud in 1997, State of Play in 2009, and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood in 2019.
Throughout her career, Makkena has built a substantial body of work in acting, accumulating fifty known credits on the Movie Database platform. Beyond her work in film, she has also appeared regularly on stage since the 1980s.
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- Best Medicine (2026) as Susan Carlisle
- Matlock (2024) as Lila
- Whispers of Freedom (2024) as Karin Gueffroy
- Rabbit Hole (2023) as Debra Wyman-Massey
- Spiked (2021) as Margaret
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) as Dorothy Vogel
- The Tomorrow Man (2019) as Beverly St. Michaels
- Fair Market Value (2019) as Jessica
- The Last O.G. (2018) as Krystal
- Wanderland (2018) as Sandy Tanner
- The Discovery (2017) as Mom
- Bull (2016) as Sherri Gibson
- Alpha House (2013) as Molly P. Andreson
- The Mob Doctor (2012) as Daniella Devlin
- The Bling Ring (2011) as Celia Fishman
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as IAD Det. Hitchcock
- The Deep End (2010) as Judge Joan Anderson
- Miami Medical (2010)
- The Good Wife (2009) as Cynthia Venegas
- State of Play (2009) as Greer Thornton
- Chuck (2007) as National Intelligence Director
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) as Jean Godfrey
- Numb3rs (2005) as Kath Berry
- House (2004) as Dr. Julie Whitner
- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Fran Schulman
- Listen Up! (2004) as Dana Kleinman
- NCIS (2003) as Rachel Cranston
- Oliver Beene (2003) as Charlotte Beene
- Without a Trace (2002) as Jubilee
- The Job (2001)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Doris Babinkian
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Ellen Van Kuren
- Judging Amy (1999) as Susie Nixon
- Finding North (1998) as Rhonda Portelli
- Air Bud (1997) as Jackie Framm
- Lies He Told (1997) as Patty
- Death Benefit (1996) as Wynn Burkholder
- On Seventh Avenue (1996) as Nadine Jacobs
- Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) as Mary Newcombe
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Robin Dunwoody #2
- Camp Nowhere (1994) as Celeste Dunbar
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) as Sister Mary Robert
- Class of '96 (1993) as Margaret Parsons
- A League of Their Own (1993) as Mae Mordabito
- Sister Act (1992) as Sister Mary Robert
- Black Magic (1992) as Sally Rowe
- Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991) as Brenda
- Law & Order (1990) as Officer Nicki Sandoval
- Law & Order (1990) as Janet Weston
- Monsters (1988) as Maggie Price
- Eight Men Out (1988) as Kate Jackson