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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 6, 1947
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Anna Maria Horsford
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Will I See You Again? | |
| 2022 | Me Time | Connie |
| 2021 | The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | Mayor Coont |
| 2021 | Vacation Friends | Nancy |
| 2018 | Chasing the Blues | Mrs. Walker |
| 2018 | Single AF | Jane |
| 2017 | A Kindred Soul | Claudia |
| 2017 | Gladys Brown | Gladys Brown |
| 2017 | Jalen Vs. Everybody | Mamma |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas | Eileen |
| 2012 | C'mon Man | Mrs. Woods |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Diane Boyd |
| 2010 | Wigger | |
| 2009 | Directors on Directing | Self |
| 2007 | I Tried | Milly |
| 2006 | Broken Bridges | Loretta |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Sharon Weathers |
| 2005 | My Big Phat Hip Hop Family | Mamma Pearl |
| 2005 | Ganked | Mrs. Barry |
| 2004 | Guarding Eddy | Carol |
| 2004 | Justice | Chief Public Defender Poole |
| 2002 | Friday After Next | Mrs. Jones |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Casey |
| 2001 | How High | Mamma King |
| 2001 | Jacked Up | Thelma Barnes |
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Vickie |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Mother |
| 2000 | Masquerade | Mrs. Scott |
| 2000 | Lockdown | Saunders |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Vicki Cross (uncredited) |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | Evelyn |
| 1996 | Set It Off | Ms. Wells |
| 1996 | Widow's Kiss | Lavanda Harrison |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Miss Annie |
| 1996 | Dear God | Lucille Barnett |
| 1995 | Friday | Mrs. Jones |
| 1994 | Baby Brokers | Randi |
| 1993 | Mr. Jones | Judge Harris |
| 1992 | Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Veronica Perry |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent | Eugenia |
| 1990 | A Killer Among Us | Barbara Evans |
| 1989 | Taken Away | Mrs. Pierson |
| 1988 | Who Gets the Friends? | |
| 1987 | Street Smart | Harriet |
| 1986 | A Case of Deadly Force | Virginia Cates |
| 1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Mrs. Raines |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Della |
| 1985 | Stone Pillow | Collins |
| 1985 | Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Hannah |
| 1985 | St. Elmo's Fire | Naomi |
| 1984 | Summer Switch | Stepahnie Marshak |
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story | Leigh Williams |
| 1984 | Crackers | Slam Dunk |
| 1983 | Class | Maggie |
| 1982 | Muggable Mary: Street Cop | Kathy Thomas |
| 1982 | Love Child | Mara |
| 1982 | Benny's Place | Charmaine |
| 1981 | Starstruck | Jessica |
| 1981 | Bill | Marge Keating |
| 1981 | The Fan | Emily Stolz |
| 1980 | Times Square | Rosie Washington |
| 1979 | An Almost Perfect Affair | Amy Zon |
| 1979 | Hollow Image | Monica |
| At Face Value | Mosetta | |
| Last Friday | Betty Jones |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | No Good Deed | Denise |
| 2023 | History of the World: Part II | Mother Mary |
| 2022 | The Guardians of Justice | Serena Lyle |
| 2022 | Bel-Air | 'Nita Banks |
| 2021 | Hacks | Francine |
| 2020 | B Positive | Mrs. Ludlum |
| 2019 | Studio City | Jolene Hernandez |
| 2018 | POSE | Charlene |
| 2018 | The Conners | Nicole |
| 2018 | I Feel Bad | Norman's Mom |
| 2018 | The Last O.G. | Roberta Barker |
| 2013 | Mom | Ms. Ferguson |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Maid |
| 2011 | Reed Between the Lines | Ms. Helen Wilson |
| 2011 | New Girl | Charmaine |
| 2009 | The League | Trina Richardson |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Elizabeth Fallon |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Female Juror (voice) |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Janet Barrett |
| 2004 | Entourage | Saigon's Mother |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2002 | The Shield | A.D.A. Beth Encardi |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Aunt Sis |
| 2000 | The District | Vicky Yates |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Gola's Mother (voice) |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctors | Angela Daly |
| 1996 | Moesha | Diane Henderson |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Joyce |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter |
| 1994 | Street Gear | |
| 1993 | Tall Hopes | Lainie Harris |
| 1992 | Rhythm & Blues | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Karen Caruthers |
| 1986 | Amen | Thelma Frye |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Judge Olga Winbush |