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Wendi McLendon-Covey

Wendi McLendon-Covey

Actor, also producer and writer · Born October 10, 1969 (57) · Bellflower, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Wendi McLendon-Covey (born October 10, 1969) is an American actress, voice actress and comedian. She's best known for her role as Deputy Clementine Johnson on the Reno 911! franchise. She is also known for her role as Beverly Goldberg, the family matriarch, on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs, for which she was nominated for two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. After her a breakout performance in the 2011 comedy film Bridesmaids, she has appeared in numerous films including What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Single Moms Club (2014), Blended (2014), Think Like a Man Too (2014), What Men Want (2019), and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021). Her best known voice roles are as Monica Rappaccini / Scientist Supreme on Marvel's M.O.D.O.K., Doreen on Crossing Swords, Nancy Green on Big City Greens, and multiple roles on American Dad!.

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Born
October 10, 1969 (57)
From
Bellflower, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Wendi McLendon-Covey's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
27%
Society
19%
Morality
9%
Ideas
3%
Survival
3%
Power
2%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 29 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 20 · Charged 12 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 16

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 30 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 18 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 18
Shapeshifter
3 of 18
Ally
3 of 18
Mentor
2 of 18
Threshold guardian
2 of 18
Hero
2 of 18
Trickster
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
20
Warm
20
Absurd
16
Hopeful
11
Romantic
8
Other
38

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Wendi McLendon-Covey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 56 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wendi McLendon-Covey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page; 31 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Holdo's Most Wanted: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Last Jedi(2026)

    as General Leia Organa

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • St. Denis Medical(2024)

    Show 37 episodes · as Joyce Henderson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation(2024)

    as Nancy Green (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Nancy Green (voice)

  • Grimsburg(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · as Chief Patsy Stamos (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Vicky White

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Sick Girl(2023)

    as Carol Pepper

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful, FL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mel

  • Elemental(2023)

    as Gale (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Paint(2023)

    as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Prom Pact(2023)

    as Alyssa Yang

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Unstable(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Adele

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • History of the World: Part II(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Federov

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Deputy Clementine Johnson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • StoryBots: Answer Time(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! Defunded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · as Deputy Clementine Johnson

  • Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Deputy Clementine Johnson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • M.O.D.O.K.(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Monica Rappaccini / Scientist Supreme (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar(2021)

    as Mickey Revelet

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Long Weekend(2021)

    as Patricia

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Crossing Swords(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as Doreen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Solar Opposites(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindeen (voice) · as P.A.T.R.I.C.I.A. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 25 episodes · as Deputy Clementine Johnson

  • Sylvie's Love(2020)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Braking for Whales(2019)

    as Aunt Jackie

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Papi Chulo(2018)

    as Ash

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • What Men Want(2019)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Blush(2019)

    as Cathy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween(2018)

    as Kathy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Big City Greens(2018)

    Show 220 episodes · as Nancy Green (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Status Update(2018)

    as Ann Moore

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Cook Off!(2007)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Pauline Solfest

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House(2017)

    as Carol Tschudy

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Speech & Debate(2017)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Army of One(2016)

    as Marci

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Long Live the Royals(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Queen Eleanor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Hello, My Name Is Doris(2015)

    as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Breakup Girl(2015)

    as Sharon Baker

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Merry Friggin' Christmas(2014)

    as Shauna Welnke

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Think Like a Man Too(2014)

    as Tish

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Blended(2014)

    as Jen

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Single Moms Club(2014)

    as Jan Malcovitch

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Cuban Fury(2014)

    as Carly

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Date and Switch(2014)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Jesus People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jenna Bosch

  • All American Christmas Carol(2013)

    as Marjorie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 229 episodes · as Beverly Goldberg

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • 10 Rules for Sleeping Around(2013)

    as Emma Cooney

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Tug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Taylor

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting(2012)

    as Kara

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Waffle Hut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Reba

  • I Hate My Teenage Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Deanna

  • Fully Loaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Girlfriend

  • Bridesmaids(2011)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Here Come The Girls 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mudflap (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Search for Santa Paws(2010)

    as Ms. Stout

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Douchebag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mary Barger #1

  • Fish Hooks(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Starlight and Superfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dawn

  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Sandy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Public Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Candice

  • Creepshow Raw: Insomnia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Agnes

  • Cougar Town(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Vice Principal

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pam

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 10 Things I Hate About You(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Vivian

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Dick Tracy Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Studio Personnel

  • Spooner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Linda

  • Kath & Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucy

  • Over Her Dead Body(2008)

    as Lona

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Wizards of Waverly Place(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ice

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Goldfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mrs. Jenkins

  • Greek(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Reno 911!: Miami(2007)

    as Deputy Clementine Johnson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rules of Engagement(2007)

    Show 14 episodes · as Liz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Closing Escrow(2007)

    as Hillary

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Greg Behrendt Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lovespring International(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Bewitched(2005)

    as E! Anchor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Herbie: Fully Loaded(2005)

    as Girlfriend

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Concierge Marie

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice) · as Autograph Seeker (voice) · as Bonnie Sanders / Nurse (voice) · as Monkey Trainer (voice) · as Scottie's Mom (voice) · as Tracy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 73 episodes · as Deputy Clementine Johnson

  • Henry and Marvin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Elemental (2023)

$496M worldwide

Highest rated

The Goldbergs (2013)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20012026

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 82 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting1 of 86: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 86: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

86 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s24 · acting2010s38 · 38 acting · 1 crew2020s24 · 24 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 33 roles
051520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2012–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  2. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Wendi McLendon-Covey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 63 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Holdo's Most Wanted: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Last Jedi (2026)

99th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Goldbergs (2013)

Midcredits 87th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Wendi McLendon-Covey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles4–47 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles16–63 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles18–75 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles5–51 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles7–41 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Wendi McLendon-Covey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wendi McLendon-Covey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas Lennon shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles