Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Acting
Born Mar 06, 1947
From 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).

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Friday
7.1
1995

Friday

Mrs. Jones

Minority Report
7.4
2002

Minority Report

Casey

Kiss the Girls
6.5
1997

Kiss the Girls

Vicki Cross (uncredited)

Gridiron Gang
7.0
2006

Gridiron Gang

Sharon Weathers

Vacation Friends
7.0
2021

Vacation Friends

Nancy

How High
6.3
2001

How High

Mamma King

Set It Off
7.2
1996

Set It Off

Ms. Wells

Heartburn
6.0
1986

Heartburn

Della

Class
5.9
1983

Class

Maggie

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
5.0
2000

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Denise's Mother

Friday After Next
6.4
2002

Friday After Next

Mrs. Jones

Along Came a Spider
6.3
2001

Along Came a Spider

Vickie

Presumed Innocent
6.8
1990

Presumed Innocent

Eugenia

St. Elmo's Fire
6.1
1985

St. Elmo's Fire

Naomi

Me Time
5.9
2022

Me Time

Connie

One Fine Day
6.5
1996

One Fine Day

Evelyn

Our Family Wedding
5.6
2010

Our Family Wedding

Diane Boyd

Lockdown
5.9
2000

Lockdown

Saunders

Mr. Jones
5.8
1993

Mr. Jones

Judge Harris

The Fan
5.8
1981

The Fan

Emily Stolz

Hollow Image
3.5
1979

Hollow Image

Monica

Times Square
6.4
1980

Times Square

Rosie Washington

An Almost Perfect Affair
4.5
1979

An Almost Perfect Affair

Amy Zon

Crackers
4.6
1984

Crackers

Slam Dunk

Unexpected Christmas
6.7
2025

Unexpected Christmas

Momma Scott

Dear God
5.5
1996

Dear God

Lucille Barnett

Love Child
5.2
1982

Love Child

Mara

Bill
7.2
1981

Bill

Marge Keating

Widow's Kiss
4.1
1996

Widow's Kiss

Lavanda Harrison

Street Smart
6.0
1987

Street Smart

Harriet

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
4.7
2021

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

Mayor Coont

Baby Brokers
6.2
1994

Baby Brokers

Randi

Stone Pillow
6.7
1985

Stone Pillow

Collins

A Madea Christmas
6.5
2013

A Madea Christmas

Eileen

I Tried
7.4
2007

I Tried

Milly

C.A.T. Squad
3.7
1986

C.A.T. Squad

Mrs. Raines

Broken Bridges
7.4
2006

Broken Bridges

Loretta

A Doctor's Story
6.0
1984

A Doctor's Story

Leigh Williams

Masquerade
10.0
2000

Masquerade

Mrs. Scott

Chasing the Blues
5.5
2018

Chasing the Blues

Mrs. Walker

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
3.6
1996

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Miss Annie

Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
5.6
1992

Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story

Veronica Perry

A Killer Among Us
3.0
1990

A Killer Among Us

Barbara Evans

Muggable Mary: Street Cop
7.0
1982

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

Kathy Thomas

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Hannah

Starstruck
1981

Starstruck

Jessica

Who Gets the Friends?
4.0
1988

Who Gets the Friends?

1989

Taken Away

Mrs. Pierson

Ganked
4.4
2005

Ganked

Mrs. Barry

Guarding Eddy
4.5
2004

Guarding Eddy

Carol

C'mon Man
7.0
2012

C'mon Man

Mrs. Woods

Wigger
2010

Wigger

At Face Value

Mosetta

Jacked Up
7.2
2001

Jacked Up

Thelma Barnes

6.0
2004

Justice

Chief Public Defender Poole

Summer Switch
1984

Summer Switch

Stepahnie Marshak

Will I See You Again?
2024

Will I See You Again?

1986

A Case of Deadly Force

Virginia Cates

Benny's Place
10.0
1982

Benny's Place

Charmaine

Directors on Directing
2009

Directors on Directing

Self

My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
1.0
2005

My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

Mamma Pearl

2017

A Kindred Soul

Claudia

2017

Jalen Vs. Everybody

Mamma

Gladys Brown
2017

Gladys Brown

Gladys Brown

Single AF
6.6
2018

Single AF

Jane

Deaf Heaven
1.0
1993

Deaf Heaven

Libby

SUNNYSIDE UP
2019

SUNNYSIDE UP

Aunt Deedee