Wendy Makkena
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1958-10-04 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- وندی مکنا · Wendy Rosenberg 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
TV Shows (29)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ellen Van Kuren
Law & Order
1990
as Officer Nicki Sandoval / Janet Weston
NCIS
2003
as Rachel Cranston
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Doris Babinkian
House
2004
as Dr. Julie Whitner
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Fran Schulman
The Good Wife
2009
as Cynthia Venegas
Without a Trace
2002
as Jubilee
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Jean Godfrey
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as IAD Det. Hitchcock
Judging Amy
1999
as Susie Nixon
Numb3rs
2005
as Kath Berry
Chuck
2007
as National Intelligence Director
Bull
2016
as Sherri Gibson
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Robin Dunwoody #2
Matlock
2024
as Lila
Monsters
1988
as Maggie Price
The Last O.G.
2018
as Krystal
Alpha House
2013
as Molly P. Andreson
Oliver Beene
2003
as Charlotte Beene
Rabbit Hole
2023
as Debra Wyman-Massey
The Job
2001
Best Medicine
2026
as Susan Carlisle
Listen Up!
2004
as Dana Kleinman
Class of '96
1993
as Margaret Parsons
The Deep End
2010
as Judge Joan Anderson
Miami Medical
2010
The Mob Doctor
2012
as Daniella Devlin
A League of Their Own
1993
as Mae Mordabito
Movies (21)
Sister Act
1992
as Sister Mary Robert
State of Play
2009
as Greer Thornton
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Sister Mary Robert
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019
as Dorothy Vogel
Air Bud
1997
as Jackie Framm
The Discovery
2017
as Mom
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Celeste Dunbar
Eight Men Out
1988
as Kate Jackson
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991
as Brenda
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995
as Mary Newcombe
Finding North
1998
as Rhonda Portelli
The Bling Ring
2011
as Celia Fishman
The Tomorrow Man
2019
as Beverly St. Michaels
Black Magic
1992
as Sally Rowe
Spiked
2021
as Margaret
Death Benefit
1996
as Wynn Burkholder
On Seventh Avenue
1996
as Nadine Jacobs
Wanderland
2018
as Sandy Tanner
Lies He Told
1997
as Patty
Fair Market Value
2019
as Jessica
Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Karin Gueffroy
About Wendy Makkena
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. With 50 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Wendy Makkena has appeared in 21 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wendy Makkena Movies
- Sister Act (1992) — as Sister Mary Robert
- State of Play (2009) — as Greer Thornton
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) — as Sister Mary Robert
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) — as Dorothy Vogel
- Air Bud (1997) — as Jackie Framm
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