2021
Search results
Wendy Rosenberg Makkena ( / məˈkiːnə / mə-KEE-nə; born October 4, 1958) [1] 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.
Wendy Makkena is an accomplished actress, musician and entrepreneur from New York City, with a diverse background in film, television, theatre, and the arts. Ms. Makkena is a classically trained Juilliard harpist, performing at Carnegie Hall.
Feb 22, 2022 · In Sister Act, Mary Robert (Wendy Makkena) has joined the choir at Saint Katherine's Convent in San Francisco, but she is so timid that she insists on lip-synching in the back rather than let...
Jun 6, 2024 · CNN — Thirty years later, some members of the cast of “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit” reunited with star Whoopi Goldberg on “The View.” Goldberg was beloved in her portrayal of Deloris...
Nov 27, 2022 · Wendy Makkena played the role of Mary Robert, a novice in the convent who is befriended (and influenced) by Deloris. Though Makkena was still in the early stages of her career, Sister Act’s popularity (and that of its sequel) is such that it is arguably the role she’s best known for.
Nov 20, 2019 · Wendy Makkena, playing Dorothy, on Chris Cooper as Jerry: “He's heartbreaking.”. Lloyd's attitude towards work and private life is bound to his estranged relationship with his father Jerry ( Chris Cooper ), who years ago abandoned Lloyd's dying mother. When Jerry pops up at Lloyd's sister's wedding and performs a drunken love song in an ...
Sep 16, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: Wendy Makkena (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) has joined the cast of Rabbit Hole from Paramount+. She will portray Debra, a highly regarded, esteemed journalist and one of the ...
