Anna Maria Horsford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-03-06 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Anna Maria 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).

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • Mom

    Mom

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • Hacks

    Hacks

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • Bel-Air

    Bel-Air

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Moesha

    Moesha

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

  • The League

    The League

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • The District

    The District

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • POSE

    POSE

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

  • Friday

    Friday

  • Amen

    Amen

  • Unexpected Christmas

    Unexpected Christmas

  • History of the World: Part II

    History of the World: Part II

  • Gridiron Gang

    Gridiron Gang

  • Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

    Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

  • Friday After Next

    Friday After Next

  • Kiss the Girls

    Kiss the Girls

  • Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

  • No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

  • How High

    How High

  • Guarding Eddy

    Guarding Eddy

  • L.A. Doctors

    L.A. Doctors

  • Along Came a Spider

    Along Came a Spider

  • Taken Away

    Taken Away

  • B Positive

    B Positive

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Class

    Class

  • The Last O.G.

    The Last O.G.

  • I Tried

    I Tried

  • SUNNYSIDE UP

    SUNNYSIDE UP

  • Mr. Jones

    Mr. Jones

  • The Soul Man

    The Soul Man

  • The Fan

    The Fan

  • Me Time

    Me Time

  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

  • Gladys Brown

    Gladys Brown

  • Heartburn

    Heartburn

  • Ganked

    Ganked

  • Jacked Up

    Jacked Up

  • Love Child

    Love Child

  • Vacation Friends

    Vacation Friends

  • Stone Pillow

    Stone Pillow

  • Street Smart

    Street Smart

  • Set It Off

    Set It Off

  • Broken Bridges

    Broken Bridges

  • Bill

    Bill

  • Lockdown

    Lockdown

  • Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story

    Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story

  • One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

  • Starstruck

    Starstruck

  • Street Gear

    Street Gear

  • Wigger

    Wigger

  • Justice

    Justice

  • The Guardians of Justice

    The Guardians of Justice

  • Will I See You Again?

    Will I See You Again?

  • An Almost Perfect Affair

    An Almost Perfect Affair

  • Deaf Heaven

    Deaf Heaven

  • Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

    Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

  • Reed Between the Lines

    Reed Between the Lines

  • A Killer Among Us

    A Killer Among Us

  • Times Square

    Times Square

  • St. Elmo's Fire

    St. Elmo's Fire

  • Who Gets the Friends?

    Who Gets the Friends?

  • The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

    The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

  • I Feel Bad

    I Feel Bad

  • Dear God

    Dear God

  • Our Family Wedding

    Our Family Wedding

  • A Madea Christmas

    A Madea Christmas

  • Muggable Mary: Street Cop

    Muggable Mary: Street Cop

  • Chasing the Blues

    Chasing the Blues

  • Martin: The Reunion

    Martin: The Reunion

  • C'mon Man

    C'mon Man

  • Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

  • Single AF

    Single AF

  • Widow's Kiss

    Widow's Kiss

  • Benny's Place

    Benny's Place

  • A Kindred Soul

    A Kindred Soul

  • Jalen Vs. Everybody

    Jalen Vs. Everybody

  • Crackers

    Crackers

  • Studio City

    Studio City

  • C.A.T. Squad

    C.A.T. Squad

  • A Case of Deadly Force

    A Case of Deadly Force

  • Summer Switch

    Summer Switch

  • At Face Value

    At Face Value

  • Tall Hopes

    Tall Hopes

  • Rhythm & Blues

    Rhythm & Blues

  • My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

    My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

  • Hollow Image

    Hollow Image

  • Baby Brokers

    Baby Brokers

  • A Doctor's Story

    A Doctor's Story