Acting
Anna Maria Horsford
EN cinema · 67 credits
Born
6 March 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Anna Horsford · Anna Marie Horsford · آنا ماریا هورسفورد
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
Filmography
At Face Value
At Face Value
as Mosetta
Unexpected Christmas
as Momma Scott
Me Time
as Connie
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
as Mayor Coont
Vacation Friends
as Nancy
SUNNYSIDE UP
as Aunt Deedee
Chasing the Blues
as Mrs. Walker
Single AF
as Jane
Gladys Brown
as Gladys Brown
A Madea Christmas
as Eileen
C'mon Man
as Mrs. Woods
Our Family Wedding
as Diane Boyd
I Tried
as Milly
Broken Bridges
as Loretta
Gridiron Gang
as Sharon Weathers
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
as Mamma Pearl
Ganked
as Mrs. Barry
Guarding Eddy
as Carol
Justice
2004
Justice
as Chief Public Defender Poole
Friday After Next
as Mrs. Jones
Minority Report
as Casey
How High
as Mamma King
Jacked Up
as Thelma Barnes
Along Came a Spider
as Vickie
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Denise's Mother
Masquerade
as Mrs. Scott
Lockdown
as Saunders
Kiss the Girls
as Vicki Cross (uncredited)
One Fine Day
as Evelyn
Set It Off
as Ms. Wells
Widow's Kiss
as Lavanda Harrison
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Miss Annie
Dear God
as Lucille Barnett
Friday
as Mrs. Jones
Baby Brokers
as Randi
Mr. Jones
as Judge Harris
Deaf Heaven
as Libby
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
as Veronica Perry
Presumed Innocent
as Eugenia
A Killer Among Us
as Barbara Evans
Taken Away
1989
Taken Away
as Mrs. Pierson
Street Smart
as Harriet
A Case of Deadly Force
as Virginia Cates
C.A.T. Squad
as Mrs. Raines
Heartburn
as Della
Stone Pillow
as Collins
St. Elmo's Fire
as Naomi
Summer Switch
as Stepahnie Marshak
A Doctor's Story
as Leigh Williams
Crackers
as Slam Dunk
Class
as Maggie
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
as Kathy Thomas
Love Child
as Mara
Benny's Place
as Charmaine
Starstruck
as Jessica
Bill
as Marge Keating
The Fan
as Emily Stolz
Times Square
as Rosie Washington
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Amy Zon
Hollow Image
as Monica