Anna Maria Horsford
Actor
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).
Filmography
Along Came a Spider
as Vickie 2001
Friday
as Mrs. Jones 1995
Kiss the Girls
as Vicki Cross (uncredited) 1997
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Denise's Mother 2000
Gridiron Gang
as Sharon Weathers 2006
How High
as Mamma King 2001
Me Time
as Connie 2022
Vacation Friends
as Nancy 2021
Presumed Innocent
as Eugenia 1990
One Fine Day
as Evelyn 1996
St. Elmo's Fire
as Naomi 1985
Friday After Next
as Mrs. Jones 2002
Set It Off
as Ms. Wells 1996
Heartburn
as Della 1986
Class
as Maggie 1983
Mr. Jones
as Judge Harris 1993