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

  • Mom

    Mom

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hacks

    Hacks

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • The League

    The League

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • The District

    The District

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Moesha

    Moesha

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Bel-Air

    Bel-Air

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

  • POSE

    POSE

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • Along Came a Spider

    Along Came a Spider

  • B Positive

    B Positive

  • The Last O.G.

    The Last O.G.

  • Friday

    Friday

  • Amen

    Amen

  • History of the World: Part II

    History of the World: Part II

  • L.A. Doctors

    L.A. Doctors

  • The Soul Man

    The Soul Man

  • Kiss the Girls

    Kiss the Girls

  • Vacation Friends

    Vacation Friends

  • Friday After Next

    Friday After Next

  • Class

    Class

  • No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

  • Chasing the Blues

    Chasing the Blues

  • Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

  • Dear God

    Dear God

  • Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story

    Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story

  • At Face Value

    At Face Value

  • Me Time

    Me Time

  • How High

    How High

  • The Guardians of Justice

    The Guardians of Justice

  • Love Child

    Love Child

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

    Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

  • Bill

    Bill

  • Guarding Eddy

    Guarding Eddy

  • Heartburn

    Heartburn

  • Mr. Jones

    Mr. Jones

  • Gridiron Gang

    Gridiron Gang

  • Muggable Mary: Street Cop

    Muggable Mary: Street Cop

  • C'mon Man

    C'mon Man

  • I Feel Bad

    I Feel Bad

  • Unexpected Christmas

    Unexpected Christmas

  • One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

  • Reed Between the Lines

    Reed Between the Lines

  • Summer Switch

    Summer Switch

  • Broken Bridges

    Broken Bridges

  • Set It Off

    Set It Off

  • Crackers

    Crackers

  • St. Elmo's Fire

    St. Elmo's Fire

  • SUNNYSIDE UP

    SUNNYSIDE UP

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Studio City

    Studio City

  • A Killer Among Us

    A Killer Among Us

  • Starstruck

    Starstruck

  • Martin: The Reunion

    Martin: The Reunion

  • Widow's Kiss

    Widow's Kiss

  • An Almost Perfect Affair

    An Almost Perfect Affair

  • Taken Away

    Taken Away

  • Baby Brokers

    Baby Brokers

  • Hollow Image

    Hollow Image

  • Benny's Place

    Benny's Place

  • The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

    The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

  • A Madea Christmas

    A Madea Christmas

  • Lockdown

    Lockdown

  • Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

  • Our Family Wedding

    Our Family Wedding

  • A Case of Deadly Force

    A Case of Deadly Force

  • Times Square

    Times Square

  • Ganked

    Ganked

  • Rhythm & Blues

    Rhythm & Blues

  • A Kindred Soul

    A Kindred Soul

  • Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

    Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

  • Gladys Brown

    Gladys Brown

  • Jalen Vs. Everybody

    Jalen Vs. Everybody

  • Street Smart

    Street Smart

  • Who Gets the Friends?

    Who Gets the Friends?

  • Will I See You Again?

    Will I See You Again?

  • Tall Hopes

    Tall Hopes

  • I Tried

    I Tried

  • Street Gear

    Street Gear

  • Jacked Up

    Jacked Up

  • C.A.T. Squad

    C.A.T. Squad

  • Stone Pillow

    Stone Pillow

  • My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

    My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

  • Single AF

    Single AF

  • The Fan

    The Fan

  • Justice

    Justice

  • A Doctor's Story

    A Doctor's Story

  • Wigger

    Wigger

  • Deaf Heaven

    Deaf Heaven