Person
Wendy Makkena
Acting · Born 1958-10-04 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ellen Van Kuren
Law & Order
Officer Nicki Sandoval
NCIS
Rachel Cranston
House
Dr. Julie Whitner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Doris Babinkian
Desperate Housewives
Fran Schulman
The Good Wife
Cynthia Venegas
Ghost Whisperer
Jean Godfrey
Without a Trace
Jubilee
Rizzoli & Isles
IAD Det. Hitchcock
Filmography
- 2026Best MedicineSusan Carlisle
- 2024Whispers of FreedomKarin Gueffroy
- 2024MatlockLila
- 2023Rabbit HoleDebra Wyman-Massey
- 2021SpikedMargaret
- 2019A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodDorothy Vogel
- 2019The Tomorrow ManBeverly St. Michaels
- 2019Fair Market ValueJessica
- 2018WanderlandSandy Tanner
- 2018The Last O.G.Krystal
- 2017The DiscoveryMom
- 2016BullSherri Gibson
- 2013Alpha HouseMolly P. Andreson
- 2012The Mob DoctorDaniella Devlin
- 2011The Bling RingCelia Fishman
- 2010Rizzoli & IslesIAD Det. Hitchcock
- 2010Miami Medical
- 2010The Deep EndJudge Joan Anderson
- 2009The Good WifeCynthia Venegas
- 2009State of PlayGreer Thornton
- 2007ChuckNational Intelligence Director
- 2005Ghost WhispererJean Godfrey
- 2005Numb3rsKath Berry
- 2004HouseDr. Julie Whitner
- 2004Desperate HousewivesFran Schulman
- 2004Listen Up!Dana Kleinman
- 2003NCISRachel Cranston
- 2003Oliver BeeneCharlotte Beene
- 2002Without a TraceJubilee
- 2001The Job
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDoris Babinkian
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEllen Van Kuren
- 1999Judging AmySusie Nixon
- 1998Finding NorthRhonda Portelli
- 1997Air BudJackie Framm
- 1997Lies He ToldPatty
- 1996On Seventh AvenueNadine Jacobs
- 1996Death BenefitWynn Burkholder
- 1995Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer StoryMary Newcombe
- 1994Touched by an AngelRobin Dunwoody #2
- 1994Camp NowhereCeleste Dunbar
- 1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitSister Mary Robert
- 1993A League of Their OwnMae Mordabito
- 1993Class of '96Margaret Parsons
- 1992Black MagicSally Rowe
- 1992Sister ActSister Mary Robert
- 1991Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus FaraceBrenda
- 1990Law & OrderOfficer Nicki Sandoval
- 1988MonstersMaggie Price
- 1988Eight Men OutKate Jackson
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