Anna Maria Horsford
Known for: Acting
Born: March 6, 1947
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
67 movies · 39 TV shows, newest first
7.8
Scrubs
2026
6.7
Unexpected Christmas
2025
6.4
No Good Deed
2024
NR
Will I See You Again?
2024
5.7
History of the World: Part II
2023
5.8
Me Time
2022
5.4
The Guardians of Justice
2022
7.7
Bel-Air
2022
4.7
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
2021
7.0
Vacation Friends
2021
7.5
Hacks
2021
6.3
B Positive
2020
NR
Studio City
2019
NR
SUNNYSIDE UP
2019
7.0
The Conners
2018
5.5
Chasing the Blues
2018
5.4
I Feel Bad
2018
8.3
POSE
2018
6.6
Single AF
2018
6.3
The Last O.G.
2018NR
A Kindred Soul
2017NR
Jalen Vs. Everybody
2017
NR
Gladys Brown
2017
6.4
A Madea Christmas
2013
7.3
Mom
2013
5.8
C'mon Man
2012
6.0
The Soul Man
2012
7.7
Key & Peele
2012
6.6
Reed Between the Lines
2011
7.4
New Girl
2011
NR
Wigger
2010
5.6
Our Family Wedding
2010
7.4
The League
2009
NR
Directors on Directing
2009
7.4
I Tried
2007
7.1
Gridiron Gang
2006
7.4
Broken Bridges
2006
7.2
Heist
2006
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
5.0
Ganked
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
5.5
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
2005
7.0
American Dad!
2005
7.4
Entourage
2004
6.3
Guarding Eddy
20047.0
Justice
2004
7.0
Las Vegas
2003
6.4
Friday After Next
2002
7.4
Minority Report
2002
8.2
The Shield
2002
6.4
How High
2001
6.6
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
6.3
Along Came a Spider
2001
7.1
Jacked Up
2001
9.5
Masquerade
2000
6.9
The District
2000
6.0
Lockdown
2000
5.0
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
8.5
L.A. Doctors
1998
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
6.5
Kiss the Girls
1997
6.5
One Fine Day
1996
7.2
Set It Off
1996
5.4
Dear God
1996
6.4
7th Heaven
1996
4.2
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
6.9
Moesha
1996
4.2
Widow's Kiss
1996
7.1
Friday
1995
7.2
The Wayans Bros.
1995NR
Street Gear
1994
6.5
Baby Brokers
1994
5.8
Mr. Jones
1993
7.0
Tall Hopes
1993
3.3
Deaf Heaven
1993
6.5
Rhythm & Blues
1992
5.9
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992
6.5
A Killer Among Us
1990
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
6.8
Presumed Innocent
19907.0
Taken Away
1989
5.0
Who Gets the Friends?
1988
6.0
Street Smart
1987
6.7
Amen
1986
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
5.0
C.A.T. Squad
1986
6.0
Heartburn
1986
8.0
A Case of Deadly Force
1986
6.9
Stone Pillow
1985
6.1
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
NR
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
NR
Summer Switch
1984
6.7
A Doctor's Story
1984
4.7
Crackers
1984
6.0
Class
1983
5.6
Love Child
1982
10.0
Benny's Place
1982
8.5
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
7.4
Bill
1981
8.0
Starstruck
1981
5.8
The Fan
1981
6.4
Times Square
1980
5.7
Hollow Image
1979
5.0
An Almost Perfect Affair
197910.0
At Face Value
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