Anna Maria Horsford
Born Mar 6, 1947 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Scrubs
2026
Unexpected Christmas
2025
No Good Deed
2024
Will I See You Again?
2024
History of the World: Part II
2023
Bel-Air
2022
Me Time
2022
The Guardians of Justice
2022
Hacks
2021
Vacation Friends
2021
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
2021
B Positive
2020
Studio City
2019
SUNNYSIDE UP
2019
The Conners
2018
POSE
2018
The Last O.G.
2018
I Feel Bad
2018
Single AF
2018
Chasing the Blues
2018
Gladys Brown
2017
Mom
2013
A Madea Christmas
2013
Key & Peele
2012
The Soul Man
2012
C'mon Man
2012
New Girl
2011
Reed Between the Lines
2011
Our Family Wedding
2010
Wigger
2010
The League
2009
I Tried
2007
Gridiron Gang
2006
Heist
2006
Broken Bridges
2006
Grey's Anatomy
2005
American Dad!
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Ganked
2005
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
2005
Entourage
2004
Guarding Eddy
2004
Las Vegas
2003
The Shield
2002
Minority Report
2002
Friday After Next
2002
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
How High
2001
Along Came a Spider
2001
Jacked Up
2001
The District
2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
Lockdown
2000
Masquerade
2000
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
L.A. Doctors
1998
Kiss the Girls
1997
Moesha
1996
7th Heaven
1996
Set It Off
1996
One Fine Day
1996
Dear God
1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
Widow's Kiss
1996
The Wayans Bros.
1995
Friday
1995
Baby Brokers
1994
Mr. Jones
1993
Deaf Heaven
1993
Tall Hopes
1993
Rhythm & Blues
1992
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Presumed Innocent
1990
A Killer Among Us
1990
Who Gets the Friends?
1988
Street Smart
1987
L.A. Law
1986
Amen
1986
Heartburn
1986
C.A.T. Squad
1986
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
Stone Pillow
1985
Crackers
1984
A Doctor's Story
1984
Summer Switch
1984
Class
1983
American Playhouse
1982
Love Child
1982
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
1982
Benny's Place
1982
The Fan
1981
Bill
1981
Starstruck
1981
Times Square
1980
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979
Hollow Image
1979