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).
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- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Elizabeth Fallon
- American Dad! (2005) as Female Juror (voice)
- New Girl (2011) as Charmaine
- Mom (2013) as Ms. Ferguson
- The Shield (2002) as A.D.A. Beth Encardi
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) as Janet Barrett
- Entourage (2004) as Saigon's Mother
- Hacks (2021) as Francine
- Las Vegas (2003) as Aunt Vonice
- L.A. Law (1986) as Judge Olga Winbush
- 7th Heaven (1996) as Joyce
- The Wild Thornberrys (1998) as Gola's Mother (voice)
- The District (2000) as Vicky Yates
- The League (2009) as Trina Richardson
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) as Karen Caruthers
- Key & Peele (2012) as Maid
- Moesha (1996) as Diane Henderson
- The Bernie Mac Show (2001) as Aunt Sis
- The Conners (2018) as Nicole
- Bel-Air (2022) as 'Nita Banks
- Scrubs (2026) as Mrs. Melanie Brooks
- History of the World: Part II (2023) as Mother Mary
- POSE (2018) as Charlene
- The Wayans Bros. (1995) as Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter