Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Anna Maria Horsford
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).
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Starstruck | Jessica | 1981 |
| Bill | Marge Keating | 1981 |
| Friday | Mrs. Jones | 1995 |
| Presumed Innocent | Eugenia | 1990 |
| Class | Maggie | 1983 |
| One Fine Day | Evelyn | 1996 |
| I Tried | Milly | 2007 |
| How High | Mamma King | 2001 |
| Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Mother | 2000 |
| Muggable Mary: Street Cop | Kathy Thomas | 1982 |
| The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | Mayor Coont | 2021 |
| Jacked Up | Thelma Barnes | 2001 |
| Broken Bridges | Loretta | 2006 |
| Set It Off | Ms. Wells | 1996 |
| Guarding Eddy | Carol | 2004 |
| Stone Pillow | Collins | 1985 |
| Love Child | Mara | 1982 |
| Directors on Directing | Self | 2009 |
| C'mon Man | Mrs. Woods | 2012 |
| An Almost Perfect Affair | Amy Zon | 1979 |
| Justice | Chief Public Defender Poole | 2004 |
| A Madea Christmas | Eileen | 2013 |
| A Case of Deadly Force | Virginia Cates | 1986 |
| Summer Switch | Stepahnie Marshak | 1984 |
| Vacation Friends | Nancy | 2021 |
| C.A.T. Squad | Mrs. Raines | 1986 |
| Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Hannah | 1985 |
| Me Time | Connie | 2022 |
| Widow's Kiss | Lavanda Harrison | 1996 |
| Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Miss Annie | 1996 |
| Taken Away | Mrs. Pierson | 1989 |
| Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Veronica Perry | 1992 |
| Mr. Jones | Judge Harris | 1993 |
| Friday After Next | Mrs. Jones | 2002 |
| St. Elmo's Fire | Naomi | 1985 |
| The Fan | Emily Stolz | 1981 |
| Dear God | Lucille Barnett | 1996 |
| Will I See You Again? | 2024 | |
| Times Square | Rosie Washington | 1980 |
| Baby Brokers | Randi | 1994 |
| A Doctor's Story | Leigh Williams | 1984 |
| Who Gets the Friends? | 1988 | |
| Our Family Wedding | Diane Boyd | 2010 |
| Chasing the Blues | Mrs. Walker | 2018 |
| Single AF | Jane | 2018 |
| Minority Report | Casey [Pre-Crime] | 2002 |
| A Killer Among Us | Barbara Evans | 1990 |
| Street Smart | Harriet | 1987 |
| Masquerade | Mrs. Scott | 2000 |
| Crackers | Slam Dunk | 1984 |
| My Big Phat Hip Hop Family | Mamma Pearl | 2005 |
| Ganked | Mrs. Barry | 2005 |
| Heartburn | Della | 1986 |
| Wigger | 2010 | |
| Benny's Place | Charmaine | 1982 |
| Gridiron Gang | Sharon Weathers | 2006 |
| Kiss the Girls | Vickie Cross | 1997 |
| Along Came a Spider | Vickie | 2001 |
| Hollow Image | Monica | 1979 |
| Lockdown | Saunders | 2000 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Grey's Anatomy | Elizabeth Fallon | 2005 |
| The Wayans Bros. | Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter | 1995 |
| Las Vegas | 2003 | |
| Amen | Thelma Frye | 1986 |
| POSE | Charlene | 2018 |
| Street Gear | 1994 | |
| Hacks | Francine | 2021 |
| Rhythm & Blues | 1992 | |
| Tall Hopes | Lainie Harris | 1993 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Gola's Mother (voice) | 1998 |
| Reed Between the Lines | Ms. Helen Wilson | 2011 |
| The Guardians of Justice | Serena Lyle | 2022 |
| New Girl | Charmaine | 2011 |
| Mom | Ms. Ferguson | 2013 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Karen Caruthers | 1990 |
| B Positive | Mrs. Ludlum | 2020 |
| Moesha | Diane Henderson | 1996 |
| The Shield | A.D.A. Beth Encardi | 2002 |
| No Good Deed | Denise | 2024 |
| The League | Trina Richardson | 2009 |
| The Conners | Nicole | 2018 |
| The District | Vicky Yates | 2000 |
| The Bernie Mac Show | Aunt Sis | 2001 |
| I Feel Bad | Norman's Mom | 2018 |
| L.A. Law | Judge Olga Winbush | 1986 |
| Entourage | Saigon's Mother | 2004 |
| The Last O.G. | Roberta Barker | 2018 |
| Studio City | Jolene Hernandez | 2019 |
| 7th Heaven | Joyce | 1996 |
| American Dad! | Female Juror (voice) | 2005 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Janet Barrett | 2005 |
| History of the World: Part II | Mother Mary | 2023 |
| Key & Peele | 2012 | |
| Bel-Air | 'Nita Banks | 2022 |
