Wendy 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Sister Act
as Sister Mary Robert
1992
Air Bud
as Jackie Framm
1997
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Sister Mary Robert
1993
Eight Men Out
as Kate Jackson
1988
Finding North
as Rhonda Portelli
1998
Camp Nowhere
as Celeste Dunbar
1994
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Mary Newcombe
1995
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
as Brenda
1991
Death Benefit
as Wynn Burkholder
1996
Black Magic
as Sally Rowe
1992
On Seventh Avenue
as Nadine Jacobs
1996
Whispers of Freedom
as Karin Gueffroy
2024
The Bling Ring
as Celia Fishman
2011
State of Play
as Greer Thornton
2009
Lies He Told
as Patty
1997
The Discovery
as Mom
2017
The Tomorrow Man
as Beverly St. Michaels
2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
as Dorothy Vogel
2019
Fair Market Value
as Jessica
2019
Spiked
as Margaret
2021
TV Appearances
The Job
2001
Law & Order
as Officer Nicki Sandoval
1990
Chuck
as National Intelligence Director
2007
House
as Dr. Julie Whitner
2004
Numb3rs
as Kath Berry
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Doris Babinkian
2000
Ghost Whisperer
as Jean Godfrey
2005
Judging Amy
as Susie Nixon
1999
Touched by an Angel
as Robin Dunwoody #2
1994
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ellen Van Kuren
1999
Without a Trace
as Jubilee
2002
Oliver Beene
as Charlotte Beene
2003