Acting
Wendy Makkena
Born 1958-10-04
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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
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House
2004
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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NCIS
2003
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Sister Act
1992
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Law & Order
1990
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Desperate Housewives
2004
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
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Ghost Whisperer
2005
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State of Play
2009
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (51 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Best Medicine | Susan Carlisle | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Whispers of Freedom | Karin Gueffroy | Movie | 2024 |
 | Matlock | Lila | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Rabbit Hole | Debra Wyman-Massey | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Spiked | Margaret | Movie | 2021 |
 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Dorothy Vogel | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Tomorrow Man | Beverly St. Michaels | Movie | 2019 |
 | Fair Market Value | Jessica | Movie | 2019 |
 | Wanderland | Sandy Tanner | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Last O.G. | Krystal | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Discovery | Mom | Movie | 2017 |
 | Bull | Sherri Gibson | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Alpha House | Molly P. Andreson | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Mob Doctor | Daniella Devlin | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Bling Ring | Celia Fishman | Movie | 2011 |
 | Rizzoli & Isles | IAD Det. Hitchcock | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Miami Medical | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Deep End | Judge Joan Anderson | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Good Wife | Cynthia Venegas | TV Series | 2009 |
 | State of Play | Greer Thornton | Movie | 2009 |
 | Chuck | National Intelligence Director | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Ghost Whisperer | Jean Godfrey | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Numb3rs | Kath Berry | TV Series | 2005 |
 | House | Dr. Julie Whitner | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Desperate Housewives | Fran Schulman | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Listen Up! | Dana Kleinman | TV Series | 2004 |
 | NCIS | Rachel Cranston | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Oliver Beene | Charlotte Beene | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Without a Trace | Jubilee | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Job | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Doris Babinkian | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ellen Van Kuren | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Judging Amy | Susie Nixon | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Finding North | Rhonda Portelli | Movie | 1998 |
 | Air Bud | Jackie Framm | Movie | 1997 |
 | Lies He Told | Patty | Movie | 1997 |
| On Seventh Avenue | Nadine Jacobs | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Death Benefit | Wynn Burkholder | Movie | 1996 |
 | Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Mary Newcombe | Movie | 1995 |
 | Touched by an Angel | Robin Dunwoody #2 | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Camp Nowhere | Celeste Dunbar | Movie | 1994 |
 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Sister Mary Robert | Movie | 1993 |
 | A League of Their Own | Mae Mordabito | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Class of '96 | Margaret Parsons | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Black Magic | Sally Rowe | Movie | 1992 |
 | Sister Act | Sister Mary Robert | Movie | 1992 |
 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Brenda | Movie | 1991 |
 | Law & Order | Officer Nicki Sandoval | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Janet Weston | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Monsters | Maggie Price | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Eight Men Out | Kate Jackson | Movie | 1988 |