
Wendy Makkena
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

Sister Act
1992

Air Bud
1997

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993

Eight Men Out
1988

Finding North
1998

Camp Nowhere
1994

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991

Death Benefit
1996

Black Magic
1992

On Seventh Avenue
1996

Whispers of Freedom
2024

The Bling Ring
2011

State of Play
2009

Lies He Told
1997

The Discovery
2017

The Tomorrow Man
2019

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019

Fair Market Value
2019

Spiked
2021

The Job
2001

Law & Order
1990

Chuck
2007

House
2004

Numb3rs
2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Ghost Whisperer
2005

Judging Amy
1999

Touched by an Angel
1994

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Without a Trace
2002

Oliver Beene
2003

Listen Up!
2004

Class of '96
1993

Miami Medical
2010

Rabbit Hole
2023

The Deep End
2010

The Mob Doctor
2012

A League of Their Own
1993

Law & Order
1990

NCIS
2003

Rizzoli & Isles
2010

Bull
2016

The Last O.G.
2018

Desperate Housewives
2004

Alpha House
2013

The Good Wife
2009

Matlock
2024

Best Medicine
2026