Anna Maria Horsford
Known for Acting
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
Minority Report
2002
as Casey
Friday
1995
as Mrs. Jones
Our Family Wedding
2010
as Diane Boyd
Kiss the Girls
1997
as Vicki Cross (uncredited)
Along Came a Spider
2001
as Vickie
Class
1983
as Maggie
How High
2001
as Mamma King
Presumed Innocent
1990
as Eugenia
Vacation Friends
2021
as Nancy
Gridiron Gang
2006
as Sharon Weathers
Set It Off
1996
as Ms. Wells
Friday After Next
2002
as Mrs. Jones
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
as Naomi
One Fine Day
1996
as Evelyn
Heartburn
1986
as Della
Me Time
2022
as Connie
Mr. Jones
1993
as Judge Harris
Lockdown
2000
as Saunders
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
as Denise's Mother
Crackers
1984
as Slam Dunk