Actor profile

Anna Maria Horsford

6th March 1947 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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).

62 Movies 38 TV Shows 106 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Unexpected Christmas poster

Unexpected Christmas 7th November 2025 as Momma Scott

Will I See You Again? poster

Will I See You Again? 8th August 2024

Me Time poster

Me Time 26th August 2022 as Connie

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas poster

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas 2nd December 2021 as Mayor Coont

Vacation Friends poster

Vacation Friends 27th August 2021 as Nancy

SUNNYSIDE UP poster

SUNNYSIDE UP 3rd December 2019 as Aunt Deedee

Chasing the Blues poster

Chasing the Blues 5th October 2018 as Mrs. Walker

Single AF poster

Single AF 14th May 2018 as Jane

Gladys Brown poster

Gladys Brown 10th May 2017 as Gladys Brown

A Madea Christmas poster

A Madea Christmas 13th December 2013 as Eileen

C'mon Man poster

C'mon Man 26th June 2012 as Mrs. Woods

Wigger poster

Wigger 9th April 2010

Our Family Wedding poster

Our Family Wedding 12th March 2010 as Diane Boyd

Directors on Directing poster

Directors on Directing 24th September 2009 as Self

I Tried poster

I Tried 27th October 2007 as Milly

Gridiron Gang poster

Gridiron Gang 15th September 2006 as Sharon Weathers

Broken Bridges poster

Broken Bridges 8th September 2006 as Loretta

Ganked poster

Ganked 7th June 2005 as Mrs. Barry

My Big Phat Hip Hop Family poster

My Big Phat Hip Hop Family 8th March 2005 as Mamma Pearl

Guarding Eddy poster

Guarding Eddy 24th June 2004 as Carol

Friday After Next poster

Friday After Next 22nd November 2002 as Mrs. Jones

Minority Report poster

Minority Report 20th June 2002 as Casey

How High poster

How High 21st December 2001 as Mamma King

Along Came a Spider poster

Along Came a Spider 6th April 2001 as Vickie

Jacked Up poster

Jacked Up 1st January 2001 as Thelma Barnes

Masquerade poster

Masquerade 10th November 2000 as Mrs. Scott

Lockdown poster

Lockdown 15th September 2000 as Saunders

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps poster

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 27th July 2000 as Denise's Mother

Kiss the Girls poster

Kiss the Girls 29th September 1997 as Vicki Cross (uncredited)

One Fine Day poster

One Fine Day 20th December 1996 as Evelyn

Set It Off poster

Set It Off 6th November 1996 as Ms. Wells

Dear God poster

Dear God 1st November 1996 as Lucille Barnett

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

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored 26th January 1996 as Miss Annie

Widow's Kiss poster

Widow's Kiss 18th January 1996 as Lavanda Harrison

Friday poster

Friday 26th April 1995 as Mrs. Jones

Baby Brokers poster

Baby Brokers 21st February 1994 as Randi

Mr. Jones poster

Mr. Jones 8th October 1993 as Judge Harris

Deaf Heaven poster

Deaf Heaven 14th April 1993 as Libby

Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story poster

Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story 6th January 1992 as Veronica Perry

A Killer Among Us poster

A Killer Among Us 29th October 1990 as Barbara Evans

Presumed Innocent poster

Presumed Innocent 27th July 1990 as Eugenia

Who Gets the Friends? poster

Who Gets the Friends? 10th May 1988

Street Smart poster

Street Smart 20th March 1987 as Harriet

C.A.T. Squad poster

C.A.T. Squad 27th July 1986 as Mrs. Raines

Heartburn poster

Heartburn 25th July 1986 as Della

A Case of Deadly Force poster

A Case of Deadly Force 9th April 1986 as Virginia Cates

Stone Pillow poster

Stone Pillow 5th November 1985 as Collins

St. Elmo's Fire poster

St. Elmo's Fire 28th June 1985 as Naomi

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom poster

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom 25th February 1985 as Hannah

Summer Switch poster

Summer Switch 19th September 1984 as Stepahnie Marshak

A Doctor's Story poster

A Doctor's Story 23rd April 1984 as Leigh Williams

Crackers poster

Crackers 17th February 1984 as Slam Dunk

Class poster

Class 22nd July 1983 as Maggie

Love Child poster

Love Child 15th October 1982 as Mara

Benny's Place poster

Benny's Place 31st May 1982 as Charmaine

Muggable Mary: Street Cop poster

Muggable Mary: Street Cop 25th February 1982 as Kathy Thomas

Bill poster

Bill 22nd December 1981 as Marge Keating

Starstruck poster

Starstruck 14th October 1981 as Jessica

The Fan poster

The Fan 15th May 1981 as Emily Stolz

Times Square poster

Times Square 17th October 1980 as Rosie Washington

Hollow Image poster

Hollow Image 24th June 1979 as Monica

An Almost Perfect Affair poster

An Almost Perfect Affair 27th April 1979 as Amy Zon

Scrubs poster

Scrubs 25th February 2026 as Mrs. Melanie Brooks

No Good Deed poster

No Good Deed 12th December 2024 as Denise Sampson

History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II 6th March 2023 as Mother Mary

The Guardians of Justice poster

The Guardians of Justice 1st March 2022 as Serena Lyle

Bel-Air poster

Bel-Air 13th February 2022 as 'Nita Banks

Hacks poster

Hacks 13th May 2021 as Francine

B Positive poster

B Positive 5th November 2020 as Mrs. Ludlum

Studio City poster

Studio City 20th December 2019 as Jolene Hernandez

The Conners poster

The Conners 16th October 2018 as Nicole

I Feel Bad poster

I Feel Bad 19th September 2018 as Norman's Mom

POSE poster

POSE 3rd June 2018 as Charlene

The Last O.G. poster

The Last O.G. 3rd April 2018 as Roberta Barker

Mom poster

Mom 23rd September 2013 as Ms. Ferguson

The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man 20th June 2012 as Ceci

Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele 31st January 2012 as Maid

Reed Between the Lines poster

Reed Between the Lines 11th October 2011 as Ms. Helen Wilson

New Girl poster

New Girl 20th September 2011 as Charmaine

The League poster

The League 29th October 2009 as Trina Richardson

Heist poster

Heist 22nd March 2006 as Wanda Evans

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4th August 2005 as Janet Barrett

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Elizabeth Fallon

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Female Juror (voice)

Entourage poster

Entourage 18th July 2004 as Saigon's Mother

Las Vegas poster

Las Vegas 22nd September 2003 as Aunt Vonice

The Shield poster

The Shield 12th March 2002 as A.D.A. Beth Encardi

The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show 14th November 2001 as Aunt Sis

The District poster

The District 7th October 2000 as Vicky Yates

L.A. Doctors poster

L.A. Doctors 21st September 1998 as Angela Daly

The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys 1st September 1998 as Gola's Mother (voice)

7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven 26th August 1996 as Joyce

Moesha poster

Moesha 23rd January 1996 as Diane Henderson

The Wayans Bros. poster

The Wayans Bros. 11th January 1995 as Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter

Tall Hopes poster

Tall Hopes 25th August 1993 as Lainie Harris

Rhythm & Blues poster

Rhythm & Blues 24th September 1992

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10th September 1990 as Karen Caruthers

Amen poster

Amen 27th September 1986 as Thelma Frye

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Judge Olga Winbush

American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse 12th January 1982 as Hannah