Anna Maria Horsford
- Acting
- March 6, 1947 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Anna Maria Horsford is an American actress, known for her performances in television comedies. Horsford is best known for her roles as Thelma Frye on the NBC sitcom Amen (1986–91), and as Dee Baxter on the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–99). She had dramatic roles on the FX crime drama The Shield playing A.D.A. Beth Encardi, and CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Vivienne Avant, for which she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2016 and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2017. Horsford appeared in a number of movies, most notable as Craig Jones' mother Betty in 1995 comedy film Friday and its sequel Friday After Next (2002). Her other film credits include Times Square (1980), The Fan (1981), Presumed Innocent (1990), Set It Off (1996), Along Came a Spider (2001), Our Family Wedding (2010), and A Madea Christmas (2013).
Known for
Filmography
- Scrubs · Mrs. Melanie Brooks
- Unexpected Christmas · Momma Scott
- No Good Deed · Denise Sampson
- Will I See You Again?
- History of the World: Part II · Mother Mary
- Me Time · Connie
- The Guardians of Justice · Serena Lyle
- Bel-Air · 'Nita Banks
- The Bitch Who Stole Christmas · Mayor Coont
- Vacation Friends · Nancy
- Hacks · Francine
- B Positive · Mrs. Ludlum
- Studio City · Jolene Hernandez
- SUNNYSIDE UP · Aunt Deedee
- The Conners · Nicole
- Chasing the Blues · Mrs. Walker
- I Feel Bad · Norman's Mom
- POSE · Charlene
- Single AF · Jane
- The Last O.G. · Roberta Barker
- A Kindred Soul · Claudia
- Jalen Vs. Everybody · Mamma
- Gladys Brown · Gladys Brown
- A Madea Christmas · Eileen
- Mom · Ms. Ferguson
- C'mon Man · Mrs. Woods
- The Soul Man · Ceci
- Key & Peele · Maid
- Reed Between the Lines · Ms. Helen Wilson
- New Girl · Charmaine
- Wigger
- Our Family Wedding · Diane Boyd
- The League · Trina Richardson
- Directors on Directing · Self
- I Tried · Milly
- Gridiron Gang · Sharon Weathers
- Broken Bridges · Loretta
- Heist · Wanda Evans
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia · Janet Barrett
- Ganked · Mrs. Barry
- Grey's Anatomy · Elizabeth Fallon
- My Big Phat Hip Hop Family · Mamma Pearl
- American Dad! · Female Juror (Voice)
- Entourage · Saigon's Mother
- Guarding Eddy · Carol
- Justice · Chief Public Defender Poole
- Las Vegas · Aunt Vonice
- Friday After Next · Mrs. Jones
- Minority Report · Casey
- The Shield · A.D.A. Beth Encardi
- How High · Mamma King
- The Bernie Mac Show · Aunt Sis
- Along Came a Spider · Vickie
- Jacked Up · Thelma Barnes
- Masquerade · Mrs. Scott
- The District · Vicky Yates
- Lockdown · Saunders
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps · Denise's Mother
- L.A. Doctors · Angela Daly
- The Wild Thornberrys · Gola's Mother (Voice)
- Kiss the Girls · Vicki Cross (uncredited)
- One Fine Day · Evelyn
- Set It Off · Ms. Wells
- Dear God · Lucille Barnett
- 7th Heaven · Joyce
- Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored · Miss Annie
- Moesha · Diane Henderson
- Widow's Kiss · Lavanda Harrison
- Friday · Mrs. Jones
- The Wayans Bros. · Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter
- Street Gear
- Baby Brokers · Randi
- Mr. Jones · Judge Harris
- Tall Hopes · Lainie Harris
- Deaf Heaven · Libby
- Rhythm & Blues
- Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story · Veronica Perry
- A Killer Among Us · Barbara Evans
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · Karen Caruthers
- Presumed Innocent · Eugenia