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).

Grey's Anatomy

Elizabeth Fallon

American Dad!

Female Juror (voice)

Mom

Ms. Ferguson

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Janet Barrett

Entourage

Saigon's Mother

New Girl

Charmaine

The Shield

A.D.A. Beth Encardi

Las Vegas

Aunt Vonice

Bel-Air

'Nita Banks

L.A. Law

Judge Olga Winbush

Moesha

Diane Henderson

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Karen Caruthers

Hacks

Francine

The Bernie Mac Show

Aunt Sis

The League

Trina Richardson

The Wild Thornberrys

Gola's Mother (voice)

The District

Vicky Yates

Key & Peele

Maid

7th Heaven

Joyce

POSE

Charlene

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

Mayor Coont

The Conners

Nicole

Heartburn

Della

Presumed Innocent

Eugenia

Minority Report

Casey

Amen

Thelma Frye

The Wayans Bros.

Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter

Vacation Friends

Nancy

Love Child

Mara

Friday

Mrs. Jones

L.A. Doctors

Angela Daly

Class

Maggie

Summer Switch

Stepahnie Marshak

The Fan

Emily Stolz

One Fine Day

Evelyn

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Denise's Mother

The Last O.G.

Roberta Barker

Mr. Jones

Judge Harris

An Almost Perfect Affair

Amy Zon

History of the World: Part II

Mother Mary

Friday After Next

Mrs. Jones

Gridiron Gang

Sharon Weathers

Crackers

Slam Dunk

Along Came a Spider

Vickie

Times Square

Rosie Washington

Kiss the Girls

Vicki Cross (uncredited)

Set It Off

Ms. Wells

Me Time

Connie

Street Smart

Harriet

B Positive

Mrs. Ludlum

Stone Pillow

Collins

Dear God

Lucille Barnett

Martin: The Reunion

Starstruck

Jessica

Masquerade

Mrs. Scott

A Case of Deadly Force

Virginia Cates

Gladys Brown

Guarding Eddy

Carol

The Soul Man

Ceci

No Good Deed

Denise Sampson

I Tried

Milly

Broken Bridges

Loretta

How High

Mamma King

SUNNYSIDE UP

Aunt Deedee

Baby Brokers

Randi

A Killer Among Us

Barbara Evans

Who Gets the Friends?

Bill

Marge Keating

Taken Away

Mrs. Pierson

Widow's Kiss

Lavanda Harrison

C.A.T. Squad

Mrs. Raines

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Hannah

The Guardians of Justice

Serena Lyle

Lockdown

Saunders

Chasing the Blues

Mrs. Walker

A Madea Christmas

Eileen

Will I See You Again?

C'mon Man

Mrs. Woods

Unexpected Christmas

Momma Scott

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

Kathy Thomas

My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

Mamma Pearl

Jalen Vs. Everybody

Mamma

Jacked Up

Thelma Barnes

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Miss Annie

I Feel Bad

Norman's Mom

St. Elmo's Fire

Naomi

A Kindred Soul

Claudia

Reed Between the Lines

Ms. Helen Wilson

Directors on Directing

Self

Benny's Place