Actor profile

Wendy Makkena

4th October 1958 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

20 Movies 29 TV Shows 49 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Whispers of Freedom poster

Whispers of Freedom 1st November 2024 as Karin Gueffroy

Spiked poster

Spiked 25th March 2021 as Margaret

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood poster

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 7th September 2019 as Dorothy Vogel

The Tomorrow Man poster

The Tomorrow Man 22nd May 2019 as Beverly St. Michaels

Fair Market Value poster

Fair Market Value 6th May 2019 as Jessica

The Discovery poster

The Discovery 31st March 2017 as Mom

The Bling Ring poster

The Bling Ring 26th September 2011 as Celia Fishman

State of Play poster

State of Play 17th April 2009 as Greer Thornton

Finding North poster

Finding North 12th June 1998 as Rhonda Portelli

Air Bud poster

Air Bud 1st August 1997 as Jackie Framm

Lies He Told poster

Lies He Told 16th March 1997 as Patty

On Seventh Avenue 10th June 1996 as Nadine Jacobs

Death Benefit poster

Death Benefit 13th March 1996 as Wynn Burkholder

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story poster

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story 23rd January 1995 as Mary Newcombe

Camp Nowhere poster

Camp Nowhere 26th August 1994 as Celeste Dunbar

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 9th December 1993 as Sister Mary Robert

Black Magic poster

Black Magic 21st September 1992 as Sally Rowe

Sister Act poster

Sister Act 28th May 1992 as Sister Mary Robert

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace poster

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace 24th November 1991 as Brenda

Eight Men Out poster

Eight Men Out 2nd September 1988 as Kate Jackson

Best Medicine poster

Best Medicine 4th January 2026 as Susan Carlisle

Matlock poster

Matlock 22nd September 2024 as Lila

Rabbit Hole poster

Rabbit Hole 26th March 2023 as Debra Wyman-Massey

The Last O.G. poster

The Last O.G. 3rd April 2018 as Krystal

Bull poster

Bull 20th September 2016 as Sherri Gibson

Alpha House poster

Alpha House 19th April 2013 as Molly P. Andreson

The Mob Doctor poster

The Mob Doctor 17th September 2012 as Daniella Devlin

Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles 12th July 2010 as IAD Det. Hitchcock

Miami Medical poster

Miami Medical 2nd April 2010

The Deep End poster

The Deep End 21st January 2010 as Judge Joan Anderson

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Cynthia Venegas

Chuck poster

Chuck 24th September 2007 as National Intelligence Director

Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer 23rd September 2005 as Jean Godfrey

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Kath Berry

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Dr. Julie Whitner

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives 3rd October 2004 as Fran Schulman

Listen Up! poster

Listen Up! 20th September 2004 as Dana Kleinman

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Rachel Cranston

Oliver Beene poster

Oliver Beene 9th March 2003 as Charlotte Beene

Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace 26th September 2002 as Jubilee

The Job poster

The Job 14th March 2001

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Doris Babinkian

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Ellen Van Kuren

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Susie Nixon

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Robin Dunwoody #2

A League of Their Own poster

A League of Their Own 10th April 1993 as Mae Mordabito

Class of '96 poster

Class of '96 19th January 1993 as Margaret Parsons

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Janet Weston

Monsters poster

Monsters 22nd October 1988 as Maggie Price