<P> Wendy Anne McLendon - Covey (born Wendy Anne McLendon; October 10, 1969) is an American actress, writer, producer and comedian . </P> <P> She began her career in the improvisational Comedy Central series Reno 911!, starring as Deputy Clementine Johnson from 2003--08 . She also had the lead role in the Lifetime short - lived comedy Lovespring International (2006). From 2010 to 2013, she had a recurring role on CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement . </P> <P> After a breakout performance in the 2011 comedy film Bridesmaids, McLendon - Covey has appeared in a number of films, including What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Single Moms Club (2014), Blended (2014), Think Like a Man Too (2014), and Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015). In 2013, she began starring as Beverly Goldberg, a family matriarch, on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs, for which she was nominated for two Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series . </P> <P> Wendy Anne McLendon was born in Bellflower, California, the daughter of Carolyn (née Lewis), an accountant, and David Robert McLendon, a former delivery driver for Coca - Cola . She has a younger sister who is a therapist in Portland, Oregon . She was raised Baptist, and has Scottish and English ancestry . She graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a B.A. in Liberal Studies and Creative Writing in 2000 . </P>

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