Wendy Makkena
Highest Rated: 95% A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Lowest Rated: 17% Camp Nowhere (1994)
Birthday: Oct 4, 1958
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Throughout her entertainment career as an accomplished actress, Wendy Makkena graced the silver screen many times. In 1989, she acted in the Broadway farce "Lend Me a Tenor." She danced with the New York City Ballet. In 1996, she co-starred with Dianne Wiest in the Off-Broadway production "The Shawl." In 2000, she had a featured role in the ABC fall sitcom "The Geena Davis Show." Makkena started her entertainment career by acting in comedies like the Whoopi Goldberg blockbuster "Sister Act" (1992), "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" (1993) with Whoopi Goldberg and "Camp Nowhere" (1994) with Jonathan Jackson and Christopher Lloyd. She also appeared in the TV movie "Dead and Alive -- The Race For Gus Farace" (ABC, 1991-92). She worked in television in her early acting career as well, including a part on "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010). She continued to act in productions like the comedy adventure "Air Bud" (1997) with Michael Jeter, "4am - Open All Night" (1999) and "Finding North" (1999). She also worked in television during these years, including a part on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000-2015). She shifted from film to television work through the early 2000s, appearing on "NCIS" (2003-), "The Nine" (ABC, 2006-07) and "The Good Wife" (CBS, 2009-). She also appeared in "Rizzoli & Isles" (TNT, 2009-16). Makkena most recently appeared in "Alpha House" (2013-15). Makkena was married to Bob Krakower.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spiked | Margaret (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fair Market Value | Jessica (Character) | - | 2019 |
95% |
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Dorothy (Character) | $61.7M | 2019 |
42% |
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The Tomorrow Man | Beverly St. Michaels (Character) | $331.8K | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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The Bling Ring | Celia Fishman (Character) | - | 2011 |
84% |
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State of Play | Greer Thornton (Character) | $37.0M | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Noise | Del (Character) | - | 2004 |
33% |
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Finding North | Rhonda Portelli (Character) | $26.9K | 1998 |
48% |
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Air Bud | Jackie Framm (Mrs. Framm) (Character) | $24.6M | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Lies He Told | Patty (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Death Benefit | Wynn Burkholder (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On Seventh Avenue | Nadine Jacobs (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Mary Newcombe (Character) | - | 1995 |
17% |
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Camp Nowhere | Dr. Celeste Dunbar (Character) | $10.5M | 1994 |
18% |
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Sister Mary Robert (Character) | $57.0M | 1993 |
73% |
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Sister Act | Sister Mary Robert (Character) | $139.6M | 1992 |
87% |
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Eight Men Out | Kate Jackson (Character) | $4.3M | 1988 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 14% | The View | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A League of Their Own | Unknown (Character) | 1993 2022 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Bull |
Sherri Gibson/ |
2019 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Rizzoli and Isles | IAD Det. Hitchcock (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 83% | NCIS | Dr. Rachel Cranston (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 2014 |
21% | 43% | The Mob Doctor | Daniella Devlin (Character) | 2012-2013 |
93% | 91% | The Good Wife | Cynthia Venegas (Guest Star) | 2011 |
0% | 86% | Miami Medical | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009-2010 |
16% | No Score Yet | The Deep End | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ellen Van Kuren (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
90% | 96% | House | Dr. Julie Whitner (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
9% | No Score Yet | Listen Up | Dana Kleinman (Character) | 2004-2005 |
18% | No Score Yet | Oliver Beene | Charlotte Beene (Character) | 2003-2004 |
64% | No Score Yet | Philly | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Job | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001-2002 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999-2000 |
0% | No Score Yet | Dellaventura | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
43% | No Score Yet | C-16 | Melanie Harmon (Guest Star) | 1997 |
100% | No Score Yet | Strange Luck | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | Det. Sharon LaSalle (Guest Star) | 1994 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Nine | Unknown (Guest Star) |