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
Jessica
Starstruck
Marge Keating
Bill
Mrs. Jones
Friday
Eugenia
Presumed Innocent
Maggie
Class
Evelyn
One Fine Day
Milly
I Tried
Mamma King
How High
Denise's Mother
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Kathy Thomas
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
Mayor Coont
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
Thelma Barnes
Jacked Up
Loretta
Broken Bridges
Ms. Wells
Set It Off
Carol
Guarding Eddy
Collins
Stone Pillow
Mara
Love Child
Self
Directors on Directing
Mrs. Woods
C'mon Man
Amy Zon
An Almost Perfect Affair
Chief Public Defender Poole
Justice
Eileen
A Madea Christmas
Virginia Cates
A Case of Deadly Force
Stepahnie Marshak
Summer Switch
Nancy
Vacation Friends
Mrs. Raines
C.A.T. Squad
Hannah
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Connie
Me Time
Lavanda Harrison
Widow's Kiss
Miss Annie
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Mrs. Pierson
Taken Away
Veronica Perry
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
Judge Harris
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Friday After Next
Naomi
St. Elmo's Fire
Emily Stolz
The Fan
Lucille Barnett
Dear God
Will I See You Again?
Rosie Washington
Times Square
Randi
Baby Brokers
Leigh Williams
A Doctor's Story
Who Gets the Friends?
Diane Boyd
Our Family Wedding
Mrs. Walker
Chasing the Blues
Jane
Single AF
Casey
Minority Report
Barbara Evans
A Killer Among Us
Harriet
Street Smart
Mrs. Scott
Masquerade
Slam Dunk
Crackers
Mamma Pearl
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
Mrs. Barry
Ganked
Della
Heartburn
Wigger
Charmaine
Benny's Place
Sharon Weathers
Gridiron Gang
Vickie
Along Came a Spider
Vicki Cross (uncredited)
Kiss the Girls
Monica
Hollow Image
Saunders
Lockdown
Claudia
A Kindred Soul
Gladys Brown
Gladys Brown
Mosetta
At Face Value
Mamma
Jalen Vs. Everybody
Deaf Heaven
Aunt Deedee
SUNNYSIDE UP
Momma Scott
Unexpected Christmas
Martin: The Reunion
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Female
Birthday
1947-03-06
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Anna Horsford