Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born October 4, 1958
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.
TVBest Medicine
2026
as Susan Carlisle
MovieWhispers of Freedom
2024
as Karin Gueffroy
TVMatlock
2024
as Lila
TVRabbit Hole
2023
as Debra Wyman-Massey
MovieSpiked
2021
as Margaret
MovieA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019
as Dorothy Vogel
MovieThe Tomorrow Man
2019
as Beverly St. Michaels
MovieFair Market Value
2019
as Jessica
MovieWanderland
2018
as Sandy Tanner
TVThe Last O.G.
2018
as Krystal
MovieThe Discovery
2017
as Mom
TVBull
2016
as Sherri Gibson
TVAlpha House
2013
as Molly P. Andreson
TVThe Mob Doctor
2012
as Daniella Devlin
MovieThe Bling Ring
2011
as Celia Fishman
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as IAD Det. Hitchcock
TVMiami Medical
2010
TVThe Deep End
2010
as Judge Joan Anderson
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Cynthia Venegas
MovieState of Play
2009
as Greer Thornton
TVChuck
2007
as National Intelligence Director
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Jean Godfrey
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Kath Berry
TVHouse
2004
as Dr. Julie Whitner
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Fran Schulman
TVListen Up!
2004
as Dana Kleinman
TVNCIS
2003
as Rachel Cranston
TVOliver Beene
2003
as Charlotte Beene
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Jubilee
TVThe Job
2001
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Doris Babinkian
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ellen Van Kuren
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Susie Nixon
MovieFinding North
1998
as Rhonda Portelli
MovieAir Bud
1997
as Jackie Framm
MovieLies He Told
1997
as Patty
On Seventh Avenue
1996
as Nadine Jacobs
MovieDeath Benefit
1996
as Wynn Burkholder
MovieServing in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995
as Mary Newcombe
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Robin Dunwoody #2
MovieCamp Nowhere
1994
as Celeste Dunbar
MovieSister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Sister Mary Robert
TVA League of Their Own
1993
as Mae Mordabito
TVClass of '96
1993
as Margaret Parsons
MovieBlack Magic
1992
as Sally Rowe
MovieSister Act
1992
as Sister Mary Robert
MovieDead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991
as Brenda
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Officer Nicki Sandoval
TVMonsters
1988
as Maggie Price
MovieEight Men Out
1988
as Kate Jackson
