Anna Maria Horsford
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).
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Scrubs
as Mrs. Melanie Brooks
Unexpected Christmas
as Momma Scott
No Good Deed
as Denise Sampson
Will I See You Again?
as Unknown
History of the World: Part II
as Mother Mary
Me Time
as Connie
The Guardians of Justice
as Serena Lyle
Bel-Air
as 'Nita Banks
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
as Mayor Coont
Hacks
as Francine
B Positive
as Mrs. Ludlum
Studio City
as Jolene Hernandez
SUNNYSIDE UP
as Aunt Deedee
The Conners
as Nicole
Chasing the Blues
as Mrs. Walker
I Feel Bad
as Norman's Mom
POSE
as Charlene
Single AF
as Jane
The Last O.G.
as Roberta Barker
Gladys Brown
as Gladys Brown
A Madea Christmas
as Eileen
Mom
as Ms. Ferguson
C'mon Man
as Mrs. Woods
The Soul Man
as Ceci
Key & Peele
as Maid
Reed Between the Lines
as Ms. Helen Wilson
New Girl
as Charmaine
Wigger
as Unknown
Our Family Wedding
as Diane Boyd
The League
as Trina Richardson
Directors on Directing
as Self
I Tried
as Milly
Gridiron Gang
as Sharon Weathers
Broken Bridges
as Loretta
Heist
as Wanda Evans
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Janet Barrett
Ganked
as Mrs. Barry
Grey's Anatomy
as Elizabeth Fallon
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
as Mamma Pearl
American Dad!
as Female Juror (voice)
Entourage
as Saigon's Mother
Guarding Eddy
as Carol
Las Vegas
as Aunt Vonice
Friday After Next
as Mrs. Jones
The Shield
as A.D.A. Beth Encardi
How High
as Mamma King
The Bernie Mac Show
as Aunt Sis
Along Came a Spider
as Vickie
Jacked Up
as Thelma Barnes
Masquerade
as Mrs. Scott
The District
as Vicky Yates
Lockdown
as Saunders
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Denise's Mother
L.A. Doctors
as Angela Daly
The Wild Thornberrys
as Gola's Mother (voice)
Kiss the Girls
as Vicki Cross (uncredited)
One Fine Day
as Evelyn
Set It Off
as Ms. Wells
Dear God
as Lucille Barnett
7th Heaven
as Joyce
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Miss Annie
Moesha
as Diane Henderson
Widow's Kiss
as Lavanda Harrison
Friday
as Mrs. Jones
The Wayans Bros.
as Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter
Baby Brokers
as Randi
Mr. Jones
as Judge Harris
Tall Hopes
as Lainie Harris
Deaf Heaven
as Libby
Rhythm & Blues
as Unknown
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
as Veronica Perry
A Killer Among Us
as Barbara Evans
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Karen Caruthers
Presumed Innocent
as Eugenia
Who Gets the Friends?
as Unknown
Street Smart
as Harriet
Amen
as Thelma Frye
L.A. Law
as Judge Olga Winbush
C.A.T. Squad
as Mrs. Raines
Heartburn
as Della
A Case of Deadly Force
as Virginia Cates
Stone Pillow
as Collins
St. Elmo's Fire
as Naomi
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
as Hannah
Summer Switch
as Stepahnie Marshak
A Doctor's Story
as Leigh Williams
Crackers
as Slam Dunk
Class
as Maggie
Love Child
as Mara
Benny's Place
as Charmaine
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
as Kathy Thomas
American Playhouse
as Hannah
Bill
as Marge Keating
Starstruck
as Jessica
The Fan
as Emily Stolz
Times Square
as Rosie Washington
Hollow Image
as Monica
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Amy Zon