It's been almost 28 years since Sister Act was born. The comedy, directed by Emile Adolino, was released on November 25, 1992 and immediately met with enormous success. A year later, a sequel was created. This one, baptized Sister Act II: Back in the Habit is to (re) discover Tuesday June 19 on M6. The opportunity to take an interest in actresses years later. What have become of them?
The main heroine Whoopi Goldberg – who brilliantly assumes the role of Dolores Van Cartier or Sister Mary Clarence (and music teacher) did not go into the shadows after the film's release. Quite the contrary. The American actress, now 64, chained the roles, whether in the cinema or on television. In 2020, we find her in the series The scourge, adapted from Stephen King’s novel, alongside Amber Heard, James Marsden, Natalie Martinez and Marilyn Manson. In 2018 she received an honorary award for her entire career.
Busy careers
Kathy Najimy also continued her career after taking on the features of Sister Mary Patrick. At 63, her career was full: she is also known for having played Mary Sanderson in Hocus Pocus and was recently seen in Dumplin ’ on Netflix. Maggie Smith, the Mother Superior, marked the world of cinema. The 85-year-old British actress continued her career, including spending several years playing Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter saga. Then she got noticed in the series very appreciated by Kate Middleton, Downton abbey (2010 to 2015), interpreting Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham. She won two Emmy Awards for this role.
The career of Wendy Makkena, Sister Mary Robert, continued after her stint in comedy. It mainly developed on television: we find it in Ghost Whisperer, Dr House, The Experts, Desperate Housewives or NCIS. Jennifer Love Hewitt played one of the students, Margaret. She was then a teenager. From 2005 to 2010, she was the star of the series Ghost whisperer. Since 2018 she plays Maddie Kendall in the series 9-1-1. Mary Wickes, aka Sister Mary Lazarus, died on October 22, 1995, shortly after the release of Sister Act II. The year before her death, she played Aunt March in The Four Daughters of Doctor March by Gillian Armstrong.
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