Wendy Makkena (born October 4, 1958) 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.

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  • Wendy Makkena (born October 4, 1958) 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 (although 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. She also made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2009. 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.
  • Wendy Makkena ist eine amerikanische Schauspielerin, die vor allem durch ihre Rolle als Schwester Mary Robert in Sister Act und Sister Act 2 bekannt ist. Ihre Mutter ist eine berühmte New Yorker Astrologin. Wendy Makkena genoss eine Ausbildung in Klassischer Musik. Mit acht Jahren begann sie die Harfe zu spielen, im Alter von zehn Jahren trat sie auch in der Carnegie Hall als Harfenspielerin auf. Bis fünfzehn studierte sie sowohl Harfe als auch Ballett, bis sie sich für eines der beiden entscheiden musste: Sie entschied sich Ballet fortzusetzen. Makkena schloss ihre Tanz- und Schauspielausbildung an der Juilliard School in New York ab, wo sie auch für das New York City Ballet tanzte. Ein Unfall im Alter von 18 Jahren zwang sie dazu, das Ballet aufzugeben. Sie begann ihre Schauspielkarriere 1982 mit dem Off-Broadway-Auftritt in "Divine Five". Ihren ersten Fernsehauftritt hatte sie in der US-Serie "Santa Barbara" 1984, wo sie die Rolle der Katie Timmons verkörperte. Auf ihr Broadway-Debüt 1987 im Stück "Pygmalion" folgte 1988 mit John Sayles' "Eight Men Out" ihr erster Filmauftritt. Im Jahr 1992 hatte sie in der Komödie Sister Act ihre bekannteste Rolle als schüchterne, aber gesangstalentierte Novizin Schwester Mary Robert - eine Rolle, die sie 1993 im Sequel Sister Act 2 wieder verkörperte. Sie hatte mehrere Gastauftritte in TV-Serien wie NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Monsters und Für alle Fälle Amy. Wendy Makkena hatte weitere Filmauftritte in Air Bud (1997) und in Finding North (1998). Seitdem trat sie in verschiedenen US-amerikanischen TV-Serien wie The Job, Oliver Beene, der CBS-Comedy Listen Up (2004) Ghost Whisperer (2006), Dr. House (2007), oder ' (2007) in auf. Wendy Makkena, seit 1997 verheiratet, hat ein Kind und lebt in New York.
  • Wendy Makkena es una actriz de Estados Unidos. Se casó en 1997, tiene un hijo, y vive en la ciudad de Nueva York.
  • Wendy Makkena est une actrice américaine. Dans les films Sister Act et Sister Act, acte 2, sa voix est doublée par Andrea Robinson lorsqu'elle chante. Elle a eu un enfant en 1997.
  • Ha recitato in vari film, tra questi Sister Act e Sister Act 2.
  • ウェンディ・マッケナ（Wendy Makkena）は、アメリカで活躍する女優。『天使にラブ・ソングを…』のシスター・メアリー・ロバート役でよく知られている。母親はニューヨークの有名な占星家。
  • Wendy Makkena (nascida em 4 de outubro de 1958) é uma atriz americana. Nascida na cidade de Nova York, onde a mãe dela é uma conhecida astróloga, Makkena começou sua carreira em 1986 atuando e aparecendo na TV Santa Barbara. Ela depois atuou em seu primeiro papel no filme Out oito homens. Ela fez várias aparições em programas de TV como House, Law & Order, Monstros, e NYPD Blue. Em 1992, ela desencadeou estrelando um papel no popular filme Mudança de hábito, ao lado de Whoopi Goldberg, como a tímida, mas talentosa, freira Irmã Mary Robert (embora a sua voz cantando tenha sido dublada por Andrea Robinson), um papel que ela reapresentou em Mudança de hábito 2. Ela atuou em vários outros papéis na TV até 1997, quando ela estrelou no Air Bud, seguido pelo filme independente Encontrar Norte (1998). Desde então, ela estrelou em vários programas de TV como The Job, Oliver Beene, e Listen Up!. Ela fez uma aparição no seriado Câmara em 2007. Ela também fez uma aparição no seriado Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, em 2009. Entre os créditos são dela Broadway Empresta-me um Tenor (1989) e Lado Man (1998). Makkena, casou em 1997, tem um filho e vive em Nova York.
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  • Wendy Makkena (born October 4, 1958) 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.
  • Wendy Makkena ist eine amerikanische Schauspielerin, die vor allem durch ihre Rolle als Schwester Mary Robert in Sister Act und Sister Act 2 bekannt ist. Ihre Mutter ist eine berühmte New Yorker Astrologin. Wendy Makkena genoss eine Ausbildung in Klassischer Musik. Mit acht Jahren begann sie die Harfe zu spielen, im Alter von zehn Jahren trat sie auch in der Carnegie Hall als Harfenspielerin auf.
  • Wendy Makkena es una actriz de Estados Unidos. Se casó en 1997, tiene un hijo, y vive en la ciudad de Nueva York.
  • Wendy Makkena est une actrice américaine. Dans les films Sister Act et Sister Act, acte 2, sa voix est doublée par Andrea Robinson lorsqu'elle chante. Elle a eu un enfant en 1997.
  • Ha recitato in vari film, tra questi Sister Act e Sister Act 2.
  • ウェンディ・マッケナ（Wendy Makkena）は、アメリカで活躍する女優。『天使にラブ・ソングを…』のシスター・メアリー・ロバート役でよく知られている。母親はニューヨークの有名な占星家。
  • Wendy Makkena (nascida em 4 de outubro de 1958) é uma atriz americana. Nascida na cidade de Nova York, onde a mãe dela é uma conhecida astróloga, Makkena começou sua carreira em 1986 atuando e aparecendo na TV Santa Barbara. Ela depois atuou em seu primeiro papel no filme Out oito homens. Ela fez várias aparições em programas de TV como House, Law & Order, Monstros, e NYPD Blue.
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