Acting
92
Woman
Mar 6, 1948 (76)
New York City, New York, USA
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).
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | No Good Deed | Denise |
| 2024 | Will I See You Again? | |
| 2023 | History of the World: Part II | Mother Mary |
| 2022 | Me Time | Connie |
| 2022 | The Guardians of Justice | Serena Lyle |
| 2021 | Vacation Friends | Nancy |
| 2021 | Hacks | Francine |
| 2021 | The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | Mayor Coont |
| 2020 | B Positive | Mrs. Ludlum |
| 2019 | Studio City | Jolene Hernandez |
| 2018 | POSE | Charlene |
| 2018 | The Conners | Nicole |
| 2018 | The Last O.G. | Roberta Barker |
| 2018 | I Feel Bad | Norman's Mom |
| 2018 | Single AF | Jane |
| 2018 | Chasing the Blues | Mrs. Walker |
| 2013 | Mom | Ms. Ferguson |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas | Eileen |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | |
| 2012 | C'mon Man | Mrs. Woods |
| 2011 | New Girl | Charmaine |
| 2011 | Reed Between the Lines | Ms. Helen Wilson |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Diane Boyd |
| 2010 | Wigger | |
| 2009 | The League | Trina Richardson |
| 2009 | Directors on Directing | Self |
| 2007 | I Tried | Milly |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Sharon Weathers |
| 2006 | Broken Bridges | Loretta |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Elizabeth Fallon |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Female Juror (voice) |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Janet Barrett |
| 2005 | Ganked | Mrs. Barry |
| 2005 | My Big Phat Hip Hop Family | Mamma Pearl |
| 2004 | Entourage | Saigon's Mother |
| 2004 | Guarding Eddy | Carol |
| 2004 | Justice | Chief Public Defender Poole |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Casey [Pre-Crime] |
| 2002 | The Shield | A.D.A. Beth Encardi |
| 2002 | Friday After Next | Mrs. Jones |
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Vickie |
| 2001 | How High | Mamma King |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Aunt Sis |
| 2001 | Jacked Up | Thelma Barnes |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Mother |
| 2000 | The District | Vicky Yates |
| 2000 | Masquerade | Mrs. Scott |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Gola's Mother (voice) |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Vickie Cross |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | Evelyn |
| 1996 | Set It Off | Ms. Wells |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Joyce |
| 1996 | Dear God | Lucille Barnett |
| 1996 | Moesha | Diane Henderson |
| 1996 | Widow's Kiss | Lavanda Harrison |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Miss Annie |
| 1995 | Friday | Mrs. Jones |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter |
| 1994 | Baby Brokers | Randi |
| 1994 | Street Gear | |
| 1993 | Mr. Jones | Judge Harris |
| 1993 | Tall Hopes | Lainie Harris |
| 1992 | Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Veronica Perry |
| 1992 | Rhythm & Blues | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Karen Caruthers |
| 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 | Heartburn | Della |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Judge Olga Winbush |
| 1986 | Amen | Thelma Frye |
| 1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Mrs. Raines |
| 1986 | A Case of Deadly Force | Virginia Cates |
| 1985 | St. Elmo's Fire | Naomi |
| 1985 | Stone Pillow | Collins |
| 1985 | Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Hannah |
| 1984 | Crackers | Slam Dunk |
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story | Leigh Williams |
| 1984 | Summer Switch | Stepahnie Marshak |
| 1983 | Class | Maggie |
| 1982 | Love Child | Mara |
| 1982 | Benny's Place | Charmaine |
| 1982 | Muggable Mary: Street Cop | Kathy Thomas |
| 1981 | The Fan | Emily Stolz |
| 1981 | Bill | Marge Keating |
| 1981 | Starstruck | Jessica |
| 1980 | Times Square | Rosie Washington |
| 1979 | An Almost Perfect Affair | Amy Zon |
| 1979 | Hollow Image | Monica |