Wendy Makkena
| Wendy Makkena | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 4, 1963 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Children | 1 |
Wendy Makkena (born October 4, 1963) is an American actress.
Born in Manhattan, she started her acting career in 1986 and appeared in the TV show Santa Barbara. She later landed her first movie role in Eight Men Out. She has made various guest or recurring roles on such television shows as Law & Order, Monsters, NYPD Blue, House, and NCIS.
In 1992 she had a supporting role in the movie 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. She appeared in various other television roles until 1997, when she starred in Air Bud, followed by the independent film Finding North. She continued appearing on television shows such as The Job, Oliver Beene, and Listen Up!
Among her Broadway credits are Pygmalion (1987), Lend Me a Tenor (1989) as "Maggie" and Side Man (1998) as "Terry". In 2013, Makkena appeared as "Carmen Berra" in the Off-Broadway production of Bronx Bombers at (Primary Stages).
Makkena has been married since 1997, has one child and lives in New York City.
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