Wendy Makkena · Cineora

ACTOR · FROM NEW YORK CITY, USA

Wendy Makkena

Born 1958 · 68 years old50 credits since 1988

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ABOUT WENDY

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born4 October 1958

BirthplaceNew York City, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora40 of 50 titles

Known for

The titles people know Wendy from.

Series

NCIS

2003–IMDb7.8

Movie

Sister Act

1992IMDb6.6

Movie

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019IMDb7.2

Series

Rabbit Hole

2023IMDb7.4

Movie

Air Bud

1997IMDb5.4

Movie

Camp Nowhere

1994IMDb6.1

Series

Judging Amy

1999–2005IMDb7.1

Series

The Mob Doctor

2012–2013IMDb6.5

Movie

The Tomorrow Man

2019IMDb5.9

Series

The Job

2001–2002IMDb8.2

Movie

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

1995IMDb7.0

Series

Oliver Beene

2003–2004IMDb7.3

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 40
Average IMDb: 6.9
Highest rated: HouseIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1988

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

50 credits

The 2020s

5 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Series

Best Medicine

2026–IMDb6.8

as Susan Carlisle · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Whispers of Freedom

2024

as Karin Gueffroy

Series

Matlock

2024–IMDb7.5

as Lila · 1 episode

Series

Rabbit Hole

2023IMDb7.4

as Debra Wyman-Massey · 5 episodes

Not on Cineora

Spiked

2021

as Margaret

The 2010s

13 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Movie

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019IMDb7.2

as Dorothy Vogel

Movie

The Tomorrow Man

2019IMDb5.9

as Beverly St. Michaels

Not on Cineora

Fair Market Value

2019

as Jessica

Movie

Wanderland

2018IMDb5.6

as Sandy Tanner

Series

The Last O.G.

2018–2021IMDb7.0

as Krystal · 1 episode

Movie

The Discovery

2017IMDb6.2

as Mom

Series

Bull

2016–2022IMDb7.1

as Sherri Gibson · 1 episode

Series

Alpha House

2013–2014IMDb7.5

as Molly P. Andreson · 2 episodes

The 2000s

13 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

Series

The Good Wife

2009–2016IMDb8.3

as Cynthia Venegas · 1 episode

Movie

State of Play

2009IMDb7.1

as Greer Thornton

Series

Chuck

2007–2012IMDb8.2

as National Intelligence Director · 1 episode

Series

Ghost Whisperer

2005–2010IMDb6.5

as Jean Godfrey · 1 episode

Series

Numb3rs

2005–2010IMDb7.0

as Kath Berry · 2 episodes

Series

House

2004–2012IMDb8.7

as Dr. Julie Whitner · 1 episode

Series

Desperate Housewives

2004–2012IMDb7.7

as Fran Schulman · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Listen Up!

2004

as Dana Kleinman · 22 episodes

The 1990s

17 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999–IMDb8.1

as Ellen Van Kuren · 1 episode

Series

Judging Amy

1999–2005IMDb7.1

as Susie Nixon · 8 episodes

Movie

Finding North

1998IMDb6.3

as Rhonda Portelli

Movie

Air Bud

1997IMDb5.4

as Jackie Framm

Not on Cineora

Lies He Told

1997

as Patty

On Seventh Avenue

Not on Cineora

On Seventh Avenue

1996

as Nadine Jacobs

Not on Cineora

Death Benefit

1996

as Wynn Burkholder

Movie

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

1995IMDb7.0

as Mary Newcombe

The 1980s

2 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Series

Monsters

1988–1991IMDb7.3

as Maggie Price · 1 episode

Movie

Eight Men Out

1988IMDb7.2

as Kate Jackson

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Wendy’s titles.

Christopher LloydEight Men Out and Camp Nowhere

Sasha AlexanderNCIS and Rizzoli & Isles

Whoopi GoldbergSister Act and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Josh CharlesThe Good Wife and Best Medicine

Maggie SmithSister Act and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Michael WeatherlyNCIS and Bull

Kathy NajimySister Act and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Diane FarrNumb3rs and The Job