Wendy Makkena
Wendy Rosenberg Makkena /məˈkiːnə/ (born October 4, 1958)[1] is an American actress. She has appeared regularly on stage as of 1980s, and played supporting roles in films include Sister Act (1992) and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Air Bud (1997), State of Play (2009), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019).
Wendy Makkena | |
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| Born | Wendy Rosenberg October 4, 1958 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
Makkena was born in Manhattan and attended the Juilliard School.[2] In 1987, she made her Broadway debut in the production of Pygmalion.[2] She later appeared in Lend Me a Tenor and Side Man.[3] In 1988, she made her film debut appearing in Eight Men Out.
In 1992, Makkena had a supporting role opposite Whoopi Goldberg in the musical comedy film Sister Act as the shy but talented singing nun Sister Mary Robert, a role she reprised in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit the following year. In both films, singer Andrea Robinson provided the actual vocals.[4] In 1994, she co-starred opposite Christopher Lloyd in the comedy film Camp Nowhere, and in 1997 appeared in Air Bud. In 1998, she played a leading role in the LGBT-related independent comedy-drama Finding North.[5] On television, she starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom A League of Their Own in 1993 and later had recurring roles on NYPD Blue, Judging Amy and NCIS. She also had regular roles on the short-lived The Job (2001-02), Oliver Beene (2003-04), Listen Up! (2004-05) and The Mob Doctor (2012-13).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Kate Jackson | |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Sister Mary Robert | |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Sister Mary Robert | |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere | Dr. Celeste Dunbar | |
| 1995 | Napoleon | Napoleon's Mom | |
| 1995 | The Whiskey Heir | Maggie | Short film |
| 1997 | The People | Jean Leary | |
| 1997 | Air Bud | Jackie Framm | |
| 1998 | Finding North | Rhonda Portelli | |
| 1999 | 4 a.m.: Open All Night | Woman | Short film |
| 2004 | Noise | Del | |
| 2009 | State of Play | Greer Thornton | |
| 2017 | The Discovery | Mom | |
| 2018 | Wonderland | Sandy Tanner | |
| 2019 | The Tomorrow Man | Beverly St. Michaels | |
| 2019 | Fair Market Value | Jessica | |
| 2019 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Dorothy Vogel | |
| TBA | Spiked | TBA |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Santa Barbara | Katie Timmons | TV series |
| 1989 | Dream Street | Harry's Ex-Wife | Episode: "True Love" |
| 1991 | Monsters | Maggie Price | Episode: "Desirable Alien" |
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Brenda | TV movie |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Officer Nicki Sandoval | Episode: "A Death in the Family" |
| 1992 | Black Magic | Sally Rowe | TV movie |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Margaret Parsons | Episode: "The Accused" |
| 1993 | A League of Their Own | Mae Mordabito | 6 episodes |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Det. Sharon LaSalle | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Robin Dunwoody | Episode: "The Heart of the Matter" |
| 1995 | Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Mary Newcombe | TV movie |
| 1995 | Strange Luck | Louise Brooks | Episode: "The Box" |
| 1996 | Death Benefit | Wynn Burkholder | TV movie |
| 1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Nadine Jacobs | TV movie |
| 1997 | Lies He Told | Patty | TV movie |
| 1997 | C-16: FBI | Melanie Harmon | Episode: "Orange Kid" |
| 1997 | Dellaventura | Episode: "Fathers" | |
| 1998 | Trinity | Episodes: "No Secrets", "Hang Man Down" | |
| 1999–2000 | Judging Amy | Susie Nixon | 8 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | The Job | Karen McNeil | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | Law & Order | Janet Weston | Episode: "Born Again" |
| 2002 | Philly | Amanda Royce | Episode: "San Diego Padre" |
| 2003–2004 | Oliver Beene | Charlotte Caraline Beene | 24 episodes |
| 2004–2005 | Listen Up! | Dana Kleinman | 18 episodes |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Jean Godfrey | Episode: "A Grave Matter" |
| 2007 | House | Dr. Julie Whitner | Episode: "Needle in a Haystack" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Doris Babinkian | Episode: "Ending Happy" |
| 2007 | The Nine | Suzanne | Episode: "Confessions" Episode: "Man of the Year" |
| 2007 | Chuck | National Intelligence Director | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ellen Van Kuren | Episode: "Transitions" |
| 2009 | Desperate Housewives | Fran Schulman | Episode: "Marry Me a Little" |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Jubilee | Episode: "True" |
| 2009–2010 | Numb3rs | Kath Berry | Episodes: "Shadow Markets", "Growin' Up" |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Judge Joan Anderson | Episode: "An Innocent Man" |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Didi | Episode: "What Lies Beneath" |
| 2011 | Melissa & Joey | Suzanne Reback | Episode: "Going the Distance?" |
| 2011, 2012 2014 |
NCIS | Dr. Rachel Cranston | 4 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | The Mob Doctor | Daniella Devlin | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Alpha House | Molly P. Andresun | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | IAB Agent Hitchcock | Episode: "The Platform" |
| 2018 | The Last O.G. | Krystal | Episode: "Swipe Right" |
References
- "Wendy Makkena profile". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- "Wendy Makkena | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- "Wendy Makkena Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed November 11, 2015
- "'Sister Act' Cast Get Back in the Habit for 25th Anniversary Performance". EW.com.
- "Finding North (1998)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
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