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

Friday
7.1

Friday

Mrs. Jones
Minority Report
7.4

Minority Report

Casey
Kiss the Girls
6.5

Kiss the Girls

Vicki Cross (uncredited)
Gridiron Gang
7.0

Gridiron Gang

Sharon Weathers
Vacation Friends
7.0

Vacation Friends

Nancy
How High
6.3

How High

Mamma King
Set It Off
7.2

Set It Off

Ms. Wells
Heartburn
6.0

Heartburn

Della
Class
5.9

Class

Maggie
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
5.0

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Denise's Mother

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