Wendy Makkena

Wendy Makkena

Known for
Acting
Born
October 4, 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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

2026
Best Medicine poster

Best Medicine

TV · as Susan Carlisle · 2 eps

2024
Whispers of Freedom poster

Whispers of Freedom

Movie · as Karin Gueffroy

2024
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Lila · 1 ep

2023
Rabbit Hole poster

Rabbit Hole

TV · as Debra Wyman-Massey · 5 eps

2021
Spiked poster

Spiked

Movie · as Margaret

2019
The Tomorrow Man poster

The Tomorrow Man

Movie · as Beverly St. Michaels

2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood poster

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Movie · as Dorothy Vogel

2019
Fair Market Value poster

Fair Market Value

Movie · as Jessica

2018
Wanderland poster

Wanderland

Movie · as Sandy Tanner

2018
The Last O.G. poster

The Last O.G.

TV · as Krystal · 1 ep

2017
The Discovery poster

The Discovery

Movie · as Mom

2016
Bull poster

Bull

TV · as Sherri Gibson · 1 ep

2013
Alpha House poster

Alpha House

TV · as Molly P. Andreson · 2 eps

2012
The Mob Doctor poster

The Mob Doctor

TV · as Daniella Devlin · 13 eps

2011
The Bling Ring poster

The Bling Ring

Movie · as Celia Fishman

2010
Miami Medical poster

Miami Medical

TV · 1 ep

2010
The Deep End poster

The Deep End

TV · as Judge Joan Anderson · 1 ep

2010
Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles

TV · as IAD Det. Hitchcock · 1 ep

2009
State of Play poster

State of Play

Movie · as Greer Thornton

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Cynthia Venegas · 1 ep

2007
Chuck poster

Chuck

TV · as National Intelligence Director · 1 ep

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Kath Berry · 2 eps

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as Jean Godfrey · 1 ep

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Dr. Julie Whitner · 1 ep

2004
Listen Up! poster

Listen Up!

TV · as Dana Kleinman · 22 eps

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Fran Schulman · 1 ep

2003
Oliver Beene poster

Oliver Beene

TV · as Charlotte Beene · 24 eps

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Rachel Cranston · 4 eps

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Jubilee · 1 ep

2001
The Job poster

The Job

TV · 10 eps

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Doris Babinkian · 1 ep

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Susie Nixon · 8 eps

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Ellen Van Kuren · 1 ep

1998
Finding North poster

Finding North

Movie · as Rhonda Portelli

1997
Air Bud poster

Air Bud

Movie · as Jackie Framm

1997
Lies He Told poster

Lies He Told

Movie · as Patty

1996
Death Benefit poster

Death Benefit

Movie · as Wynn Burkholder

1996
On Seventh Avenue poster

On Seventh Avenue

Movie · as Nadine Jacobs

1995
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story poster

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

Movie · as Mary Newcombe

1994
Camp Nowhere poster

Camp Nowhere

Movie · as Celeste Dunbar

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Robin Dunwoody #2 · 1 ep

1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Movie · as Sister Mary Robert

1993
Class of '96 poster

Class of '96

TV · as Margaret Parsons · 1 ep

1993
A League of Their Own poster

A League of Their Own

TV · as Mae Mordabito · 6 eps

1992
Sister Act poster

Sister Act

Movie · as Sister Mary Robert

1992
Black Magic poster

Black Magic

Movie · as Sally Rowe

1991
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace poster

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

Movie · as Brenda

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Officer Nicki Sandoval, Janet Weston · 1 ep

1988
Eight Men Out poster

Eight Men Out

Movie · as Kate Jackson

1988
Monsters poster

Monsters

TV · as Maggie Price · 1 ep