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Wendy Makkena

Wendy Makkena

Actor · Born October 4, 1958 (68) · New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1958 (68)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Wendy Makkena's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Bonds
21%
Society
17%
Morality
17%
Power
15%
Ideas
4%
Survival
3%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Tense
5
Hopeful
7
Joyful
5
Contemplative
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Wendy Makkena's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wendy Makkena's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Best Medicine(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Whispers of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Karin Gueffroy

  • Matlock(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Lila

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Rabbit Hole(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Debra Wyman-Massey

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Spiked(2021)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood(2019)

    as Dorothy Vogel

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Tomorrow Man(2019)

    as Beverly St. Michaels

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Fair Market Value(2019)

    as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Wanderland(2018)

    as Sandy Tanner

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Last O.G. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Krystal

  • The Discovery(2017)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Sherri Gibson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Alpha House(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Molly P. Andreson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Mob Doctor(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Daniella Devlin

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Bling Ring(2011)

    as Celia Fishman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Rizzoli & Isles(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as IAD Det. Hitchcock

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Miami Medical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Deep End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Joan Anderson

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Cynthia Venegas

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • State of Play(2009)

    as Greer Thornton

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as National Intelligence Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Godfrey

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kath Berry

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Julie Whitner

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Fran Schulman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Listen Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 22 episodes · as Dana Kleinman

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rachel Cranston

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Oliver Beene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 24 episodes · as Charlotte Beene

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jubilee

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Doris Babinkian

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Van Kuren

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 8 episodes · as Susie Nixon

  • Finding North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Rhonda Portelli

  • Air Bud(1997)

    as Jackie Framm

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lies He Told (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Patty

  • On Seventh Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Nadine Jacobs

  • Death Benefit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Wynn Burkholder

  • Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

    as Mary Newcombe

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Robin Dunwoody #2

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Camp Nowhere(1994)

    as Celeste Dunbar

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit(1993)

    as Sister Mary Robert

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A League of Their Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mae Mordabito

  • Class of '96 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Parsons

  • Black Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Sally Rowe

  • Sister Act(1992)

    as Sister Mary Robert

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace(1991)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Janet Weston · as Officer Nicki Sandoval

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Maggie Price

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Eight Men Out(1988)

    as Kate Jackson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles from 1988 to 2026; peak year 1992.

Biggest box office

Sister Act (1992)

$232M worldwide

Highest rated

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Rabbit Hole (2023)

Film career

19882026

Peak 1992 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 50: 50 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Wendy Makkena's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Fair Market Value (2019)

95th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Wendy Makkena's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles14–53 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles11–32 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles25–55 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles12–34 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles12–54 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Wendy Makkena work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wendy Makkena's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Jeter shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers