From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Wendy Mary Beckett 25 February 1930 26 December 2018 better known as Sister Wendy was a British religious sister and art historian who became well known internationally during the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC television documentaries on the history of art Her programmes such as Sister Wendys Odyssey and Sister Wendys Grand Tour often drew a 25 percent share of the British viewing audience In 1997 Sister Wendy made her US debut on public television and that same year The New York Times described her as a sometime hermit who is fast on her way to becoming the most unlikely and famous art critic in the history of television