Wendt co-owned a popular San Francisco vintage clothing store in the late 1990s. During this time, she met Fred Medick, the writer and director of Turntables (2000) and The Story of I (2002). The two became friends, and Wendt agreed to let Fred Medick shoot a scene from Turntables (2000) in the store. During shooting, Wendt agreed to appear in a cameo role as a store employee.
