Wendy Makkena

Wendy Makkena

Acting

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

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

House

House

2004

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

NCIS

NCIS

2003

State of Play

State of Play

2009

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

2005

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019

The Discovery

The Discovery

2017

Acting50

Best Medicine

Best Medicine

2026

Susan Carlisle

Whispers of Freedom

Whispers of Freedom

2024

Karin Gueffroy

Matlock

Matlock

2024

Lila

Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

2023

Debra Wyman-Massey

Spiked

Spiked

2021

Margaret

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019

Dorothy Vogel

The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

2019

Beverly St. Michaels

Fair Market Value

Fair Market Value

2019

Jessica

Wanderland

Wanderland

2018

Sandy Tanner

The Last O.G.

The Last O.G.

2018

Krystal

The Discovery

The Discovery

2017

Mom

Bull

Bull

2016

Sherri Gibson

Alpha House

Alpha House

2013

Molly P. Andreson

The Mob Doctor

The Mob Doctor

2012

Daniella Devlin

The Bling Ring

The Bling Ring

2011

Celia Fishman

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

2010

IAD Det. Hitchcock

Miami Medical

Miami Medical

2010

The Deep End

The Deep End

2010

Judge Joan Anderson

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009

Cynthia Venegas

State of Play

State of Play

2009

Greer Thornton

Chuck

Chuck

2007

National Intelligence Director

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

2005

Jean Godfrey

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005

Kath Berry

House

House

2004

Dr. Julie Whitner

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004

Fran Schulman

Listen Up!

Listen Up!

2004

Dana Kleinman

NCIS

NCIS

2003

Rachel Cranston

Oliver Beene

Oliver Beene

2003

Charlotte Beene

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

2002

Jubilee

The Job

The Job

2001

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Doris Babinkian

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Ellen Van Kuren

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

1999

Susie Nixon

Finding North

Finding North

1998

Rhonda Portelli

Air Bud

Air Bud

1997

Jackie Framm

Lies He Told

Lies He Told

1997

Patty

On Seventh Avenue

On Seventh Avenue

1996

Nadine Jacobs

Death Benefit

Death Benefit

1996

Wynn Burkholder

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

1995

Mary Newcombe

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994

Robin Dunwoody #2

Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere

1994

Celeste Dunbar

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

Sister Mary Robert

A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

1993

Mae Mordabito

Class of '96

Class of '96

1993

Margaret Parsons

Black Magic

Black Magic

1992

Sally Rowe

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

Sister Mary Robert

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

1991

Brenda

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Officer Nicki Sandoval / Janet Weston

Monsters

Monsters

1988

Maggie Price

Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

1988

Kate Jackson