Wendy Makkena
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| Wendy Makkena | |
 With Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act |
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| Birth name | Wendy Makkena |
| Born | October 4, 1963 (age 43) New York City, United States |
Wendy Makkena (born October 4, 1963) is an American actress.
Born in New York City, where her mother is a well known astrologer, Makkena began her acting career in 1986 appearing in the TV show Santa Barbara. She later landed her first movie role in Eight Men Out. She has made various guest appearances in TV shows such as House, Law & Order, Monsters, and NYPD Blue. In 1992 she landed a starring role in the popular movie Sister Act as the shy but talented singing nun Sister Mary Robert (ironically, her singing voice was dubbed by Andrea Robinson), a role she reprised in Sister Act 2. She played in various other TV roles until 1997, when she starred in Air Bud, followed by the independent film Finding North (1998). Since then she has starred in various TV shows such as The Job, Oliver Beene, and Listen Up. She made a guest appearance on House in 2007.
Among her Broadway credits are Lend Me a Tenor (1989) and Side Man (1998).
Makkena, who married in 1997, has one child and lives in New York City.
