Wendi McLendon-Covey

American actress and comedian (born 1969)
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Wendi McLendon-Covey is an American actress known primarily for her work in comedic and improvisational roles. From 2013 until 2023, she played the role of family matriarch Beverly Goldberg 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.

McLendon-Covey was born in Bellflower, California, in the family of Carolyn and Robert McLendon. She was raised Baptist, in Long Beach, California. She went to DeMille Junior High and graduated from Millikan High School. She attended Long Beach City College, Golden West College, and California State University, Long Beach, where she graduated with a B.A. in liberal studies and creative writing.

While McLendon-Covey was working at a hotel in Anaheim and after graduating from college, she enrolled in a weekend class for non-actors at The Groundlings, an improvisational group in Los Angeles. She officially joined The Groundlings in 2002, and meanwhile worked as an editor for California State University's academic journal of social work, a job she kept until 2012.

Date of Birth10th October 1969
Age55 Years
Zodiac SignLibra
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityBellflower
Birth PlaceBellflower
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
SpousesGreg Covey
Education
California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach City College
Occupationactor, film producer, television actor, film actor, screenwriter, voice actor, stage actor
Awards
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment

Movies / Shows by Wendi McLendon-Covey

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Sick Girl

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Prom Pact

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Paint

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Sylvie's Love

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What Men Want

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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

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Papi Chulo

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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

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Army of One

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Claire's Cambodia

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Hello, My Name Is Doris

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Think Like a Man Too

Actresses from United States of America born in 1969