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Wendy Makkena

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 10/04/1958 (65) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Wendy Rosenberg Makkena ( mə-KEE-nə; born October 4, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing Sister Mary Robert in the film Sister Act (1992) and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) and numerous other roles in film and television. She has appeared regularly on stage since the 1980s. Her other film credits include Air Bud (1997), State of Play (2009), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

Known for these Movies & Shows

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend. ...

State of Play

PG-13

2009 | 3.4/5 | 2h 7min
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades. ...

Air Bud

PG

1997 | 2.8/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn ...

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

PG

1993 | 3.2/5 | 1h 47min
Music, Comedy
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A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the oth ...

Sister Act

PG

1992 | 3.4/5 | 1h 40min
Music, Comedy
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Movies with Wendy Makkena as Actress(19)

as Karin Gueffroy2024 Whispers of Freedom
as Margaret2021 Spiked
as Jessica2019 Fair Market Value
as Dorothy Vogel2019 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
as Beverly St. Michaels2019 The Tomorrow Man
as Mom2017 The Discovery
as Celia Fishman2011 The Bling Ring
as Greer Thornton2009 State of Play
as Rhonda Portelli1998 Finding North
as Jackie Framm1997 Air Bud
as Patty1997 Lies He Told
as Wynn Burkholder1996 Death Benefit
as Nadine Jacobs1996 On Seventh Avenue
as Mary Newcombe1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Celeste Dunbar1994 Camp Nowhere
as Sister Mary Robert1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Sally Rowe1992 Black Magic
as Sister Mary Robert1992 Sister Act
as Kate Jackson1988 Eight Men Out

TV Shows/Series with Wendy Makkena as Actress(22)

as Debra2023 Rabbit Hole
as Sherri Gibson2016 Bull
as Daniella Devlin2012 The Mob Doctor
2010 Miami Medical
2010 The Deep End
as National Intelligence Director2007 Chuck
2005 Numb3rs
as Jean Godfrey2005 Ghost Whisperer
as Dr. Julie Whitner2004 House
as Dana Kleinman2004 Listen Up!
as Rachel Cranston2003 NCIS
2003 Oliver Beene
as Jubilee2002 Without a Trace
2001 The Job
as Doris Babinkian2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Ellen Van Kuren1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Susie Nixon1999 Judging Amy
as Robin Dunwoody1994 Touched by an Angel
1993 Class of '96
as Mae Mordabito1993 A League of Their Own
as Officer Nicki Sandoval1990 Law & Order
as Janet Weston1990 Law & Order

Born: Saturday, 10/04 1958 (October) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 65 years + 204 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Juilliard School
Wendy Makkena frequently works together with these people:
John Doman (14x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (13x, Actor)
Lou Martini Jr. (13x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (12x, Actor)
Robert Turano (12x, Actor)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
Zach Grenier (11x, Actor)
Paul Schulze (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Joe Pentangelo (10x, Actor)
Nicholas J. Giangiulio (10x, Actor)
Judy San Roman (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10114, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/02/2024