Anna Maria Horsford
Acting
1947-03-06 · 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).
Filmography
Scrubs
2026 · Series
Unexpected Christmas
2025 · Movie
No Good Deed
2024 · Series
Will I See You Again?
2024 · Movie
History of the World: Part II
2023 · Series
Me Time
2022 · Movie
The Guardians of Justice
2022 · Series
Bel-Air
2022 · Series
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
2021 · Movie
Vacation Friends
2021 · Movie
Hacks
2021 · Series
B Positive
2020 · Series
Studio City
2019 · Series
SUNNYSIDE UP
2019 · Movie
The Conners
2018 · Series
Chasing the Blues
2018 · Movie
I Feel Bad
2018 · Series
POSE
2018 · Series
Single AF
2018 · Movie
The Last O.G.
2018 · Series
A Kindred Soul
2017 · Movie
Jalen Vs. Everybody
2017 · Movie
Gladys Brown
2017 · Movie
A Madea Christmas
2013 · Movie
Mom
2013 · Series
C'mon Man
2012 · Movie
The Soul Man
2012 · Series
Key & Peele
2012 · Series
Reed Between the Lines
2011 · Series
New Girl
2011 · Series
Wigger
2010 · Movie
Our Family Wedding
2010 · Movie
The League
2009 · Series
Directors on Directing
2009 · Movie
I Tried
2007 · Movie
Gridiron Gang
2006 · Movie
Broken Bridges
2006 · Movie
Heist
2006 · Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Series
Ganked
2005 · Movie
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
2005 · Movie
American Dad!
2005 · Series
Entourage
2004 · Series
Guarding Eddy
2004 · Movie
Justice
2004 · Movie
Las Vegas
2003 · Series
Friday After Next
2002 · Movie
Minority Report
2002 · Movie
The Shield
2002 · Series
How High
2001 · Movie
The Bernie Mac Show
2001 · Series
Along Came a Spider
2001 · Movie
Jacked Up
2001 · Movie
Masquerade
2000 · Movie
The District
2000 · Series
Lockdown
2000 · Movie
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000 · Movie
L.A. Doctors
1998 · Series
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Series
Kiss the Girls
1997 · Movie
One Fine Day
1996 · Movie
Set It Off
1996 · Movie
Dear God
1996 · Movie
7th Heaven
1996 · Series
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996 · Movie
Moesha
1996 · Series
Widow's Kiss
1996 · Movie
Friday
1995 · Movie
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Series
Street Gear
1994 · Series
Baby Brokers
1994 · Movie
Mr. Jones
1993 · Movie
Tall Hopes
1993 · Series
Deaf Heaven
1993 · Movie
Rhythm & Blues
1992 · Series
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992 · Movie
A Killer Among Us
1990 · Movie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Series
Presumed Innocent
1990 · Movie
Taken Away
1989 · Movie
Who Gets the Friends?
1988 · Movie
Street Smart
1987 · Movie
Amen
1986 · Series
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
C.A.T. Squad
1986 · Movie
Heartburn
1986 · Movie
A Case of Deadly Force
1986 · Movie
Stone Pillow
1985 · Movie
St. Elmo's Fire
1985 · Movie
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985 · Movie
Summer Switch
1984 · Movie
A Doctor's Story
1984 · Movie
Crackers
1984 · Movie
Class
1983 · Movie
Love Child
1982 · Movie
Benny's Place
1982 · Movie
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
1982 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Bill
1981 · Movie
Starstruck
1981 · Movie
The Fan
1981 · Movie
Times Square
1980 · Movie
Hollow Image
1979 · Movie
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979 · Movie
At Face Value
Movie