Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

76 · Born: Mar 6, 1948

2013
2011
2002
2001
1995
1987
1986

Personal Details

Born Mar 6, 1948 New York City, New York, USA
Parents
  • Victor A. Horsford
  • Lillian 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).

Career

2023
History of the World: Part II
History of the World: Part II as Mother Mary
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2021
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas as Mayor Coont
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Hacks
Hacks as Francine
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B Positive
B Positive as Mrs. Ludlum
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Pose
Pose as Charlene
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2018
Chasing the Blues
Chasing the Blues as Mrs. Walker
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The Choir Director
The Choir Director as Deaconess Moss
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Single AF
Single AF as Jane
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2015
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Janet Barrett
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2013
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas as Eileen
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2012
C'mon Man
C'mon Man as Mrs. Woods
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Key and Peele
Key and Peele
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New Girl
New Girl as Charmaine
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2011
Reed Between the Lines
Reed Between the Lines as Ms. Helen Wilson
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2010
Wigger
Wigger
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2007
I Tried
I Tried as Milly
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2006
Entourage
Entourage as Saigon's Mother
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2005
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family as Mamma Pearl
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Ganked
Ganked as Mrs. Barry
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Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy as Elizabeth Fallon
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2004
Justice
Justice as Chief Public Defender Poole
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Guarding Eddy
Guarding Eddy as Carol
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2002
Friday After Next
Friday After Next as Mrs. Jones
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2001
Jacked
Jacked as Thelma Barnes
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How High
How High as Mamma King
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2000
Masquerade
Masquerade as Mrs. Scott
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Lockdown
Lockdown as Saunders
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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Denise's Mother
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1998
7th Heaven
7th Heaven as Joyce
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1996
Dear God
Dear God as Lucille Barnett
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Widow's Kiss
Widow's Kiss as Lavanda Harrison
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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Set It Off
Set It Off as Ms. Wells
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One Fine Day
One Fine Day as Evelyn
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1995
Friday
Friday as Mrs. Jones
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The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros. as Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter
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1994
Baby Brokers
Baby Brokers as Randi
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1993
Deaf Heaven
Deaf Heaven as Libby
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1992
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Karen Caruthers
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1990
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent as Eugenia
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A Killer Among Us
A Killer Among Us as Barbara Evans
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1989
Taken Away
Taken Away as Mrs. Pierson
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1988
Who Gets the Friends?
1987
Street Smart
Street Smart as Harriet
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1986
Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child as Nurse Betty
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A Case of Deadly Force
A Case of Deadly Force as Virginia Cates
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C.A.T. Squad
C.A.T. Squad as Mrs. Raines
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Amen
Amen as Thelma Frye
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1985
Stone Pillow
Stone Pillow as Collins
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1984
A Doctor's Story
A Doctor's Story as Leigh Williams
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1982
Love Child
Love Child as Mara
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Benny's Place
Benny's Place as Charmaine
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1981
Bill
Bill as Marge Keating
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The Fan
The Fan as Emily Stolz
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ABC Afterschool Specials
ABC Afterschool Specials as Jessica
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1980
Times Square
Times Square as Rosie Washington
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1979
An Almost Perfect Affair
An Almost Perfect Affair as Amy Zon
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2018
Mr. Soul!
Mr. Soul!
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2009
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