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

• Scrubs — Mrs. Melanie Brooks
• 2025Unexpected Christmas — Momma Scott
• No Good Deed — Denise Sampson
• 2024Will I See You Again?
• History of the World: Part II — Mother Mary
• Bel-Air — 'Nita Banks
• 2022Me Time — Connie
• The Guardians of Justice — Serena Lyle
• Hacks — Francine
• 2021The Bitch Who Stole Christmas — Mayor Coont
• 2021Vacation Friends — Nancy
• B Positive — Mrs. Ludlum
• 2019SUNNYSIDE UP — Aunt Deedee
• Studio City — Jolene Hernandez
• 2018Chasing the Blues — Mrs. Walker
• I Feel Bad — Norman's Mom
• POSE — Charlene
• 2018Single AF — Jane
• The Conners — Nicole
• The Last O.G. — Roberta Barker
• 2017A Kindred Soul — Claudia
• 2017Gladys Brown — Gladys Brown
• 2017Jalen Vs. Everybody — Mamma
• 2013A Madea Christmas — Eileen
• Mom — Ms. Ferguson
• 2012C'mon Man — Mrs. Woods
• Key & Peele — Maid
• The Soul Man — Ceci
• New Girl — Charmaine
• Reed Between the Lines — Ms. Helen Wilson
• 2010Our Family Wedding — Diane Boyd
• 2010Wigger
• The League — Trina Richardson
• 2007I Tried — Milly
• 2006Broken Bridges — Loretta
• 2006Gridiron Gang — Sharon Weathers
• Heist — Wanda Evans
• American Dad! — Female Juror (voice)
• 2005Ganked — Mrs. Barry
• Grey's Anatomy — Elizabeth Fallon
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Janet Barrett
• 2005My Big Phat Hip Hop Family — Mamma Pearl
• Entourage — Saigon's Mother
• 2004Guarding Eddy — Carol
• 2004Justice — Chief Public Defender Poole
• Las Vegas — Aunt Vonice
• 2002Friday After Next — Mrs. Jones
• 2002Minority Report — Casey
• The Shield — A.D.A. Beth Encardi
• 2001Along Came a Spider — Vickie
• 2001How High — Mamma King
• 2001Jacked Up — Thelma Barnes
• The Bernie Mac Show — Aunt Sis
• 2000Lockdown — Saunders
• 2000Masquerade — Mrs. Scott
• 2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumps — Denise's Mother
• The District — Vicky Yates
• L.A. Doctors — Angela Daly
• The Wild Thornberrys — Gola's Mother (voice)
• 1997Kiss the Girls — Vicki Cross (uncredited)
• 7th Heaven — Joyce
• 1996Dear God — Lucille Barnett
• Moesha — Diane Henderson
• 1996Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored — Miss Annie
• 1996One Fine Day — Evelyn
• 1996Set It Off — Ms. Wells
• 1996Widow's Kiss — Lavanda Harrison
• 1995Friday — Mrs. Jones
• The Wayans Bros. — Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter
• 1994Baby Brokers — Randi
• Street Gear
• 1993Deaf Heaven — Libby
• 1993Mr. Jones — Judge Harris
• Tall Hopes — Lainie Harris
• 1992Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story — Veronica Perry
• Rhythm & Blues
• 1990A Killer Among Us — Barbara Evans
• 1990Presumed Innocent — Eugenia
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Karen Caruthers
• 1989Taken Away — Mrs. Pierson
• 1988Who Gets the Friends?
• 1987Street Smart — Harriet
• 1986A Case of Deadly Force — Virginia Cates
• Amen — Thelma Frye
• 1986C.A.T. Squad — Mrs. Raines
• 1986Heartburn — Della
• L.A. Law — Judge Olga Winbush
• 1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom — Hannah
• 1985St. Elmo's Fire — Naomi
• 1985Stone Pillow — Collins
• 1984A Doctor's Story — Leigh Williams
• 1984Crackers — Slam Dunk
• 1984Summer Switch — Stepahnie Marshak
• 1983Class — Maggie
• American Playhouse — Hannah
• 1982Benny's Place — Charmaine
• 1982Love Child — Mara
• 1982Muggable Mary: Street Cop — Kathy Thomas
• 1981Bill — Marge Keating
• 1981Starstruck — Jessica
• 1981The Fan — Emily Stolz
• 1980Times Square — Rosie Washington
• 1979An Almost Perfect Affair — Amy Zon
• 1979Hollow Image — Monica
• At Face Value — Mosetta

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2009Directors on Directing — Self