About
Anna Maria Horsford
Overview
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
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| 2024 | No Good Deed | Actor | Denise | 66 Fair |
| 2024 | Will I See You Again? | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2022 | Me Time | Actor | Connie | 59 Average |
| 2021 | The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | Actor | Mayor Coont | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Vacation Friends | Actor | Nancy | 66 Fair |
| 2020 | B Positive | Actor | Mrs. Ludlum | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | Chasing the Blues | Actor | Mrs. Walker | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Single AF | Actor | Jane | 59 Average |
| 2018 | The Last O.G. | Actor | Roberta Barker | 68 Fair |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas | Actor | Eileen | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | C'mon Man | Actor | Mrs. Woods | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Wigger | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Actor | Diane Boyd | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Directors on Directing | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | I Tried | Actor | Milly | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Actor | Sharon Weathers | 66 Fair |
| 2006 | Broken Bridges | Actor | Loretta | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Ganked | Actor | Mrs. Barry | 59 Average |
| 2005 | My Big Phat Hip Hop Family | Actor | Mamma Pearl | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Guarding Eddy | Actor | Carol | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Justice | Actor | Chief Public Defender Poole | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Friday After Next | Actor | Mrs. Jones | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Actor | Casey [Pre-Crime] | 73 Good |
| 2001 | How High | Actor | Mamma King | 61 Fair |
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Actor | Vickie | 62 Fair |
| 2001 | Jacked Up | Actor | Thelma Barnes | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Masquerade | Actor | Mrs. Scott | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Lockdown | Actor | Saunders | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Actor | Denise's Mother | 52 Average |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Actor | Vicki Cross (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | Actor | Evelyn | 61 Fair |
| 1996 | Set It Off | Actor | Ms. Wells | 64 Fair |
| 1996 | Dear God | Actor | Lucille Barnett | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Actor | Miss Annie | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Widow's Kiss | Actor | Lavanda Harrison | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Friday | Actor | Mrs. Jones | 69 Fair |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Actor | Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter | 70 Good |
| 1994 | Street Gear | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1994 | Baby Brokers | Actor | Randi | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Mr. Jones | Actor | Judge Harris | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Tall Hopes | Actor | Lainie Harris | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | Rhythm & Blues | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1992 | Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Actor | Veronica Perry | 59 Average |
| 1990 | A Killer Among Us | Actor | Barbara Evans | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent | Actor | Eugenia | 64 Fair |
| 1989 | Taken Away | Actor | Mrs. Pierson | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Who Gets the Friends? | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1987 | Street Smart | Actor | Harriet | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Amen | Actor | Thelma Frye | 68 Fair |
| 1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Actor | Mrs. Raines | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Actor | Della | 59 Average |
| 1986 | A Case of Deadly Force | Actor | Virginia Cates | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Stone Pillow | Actor | Collins | 58 Average |
| 1985 | St. Elmo's Fire | Actor | Naomi | 60 Fair |
| 1985 | Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Actor | Hannah | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | Summer Switch | Actor | Stepahnie Marshak | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story | Actor | Leigh Williams | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Crackers | Actor | Slam Dunk | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Class | Actor | Maggie | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Love Child | Actor | Mara | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Benny's Place | Actor | Charmaine | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Muggable Mary: Street Cop | Actor | Kathy Thomas | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Bill | Actor | Marge Keating | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Starstruck | Actor | Jessica | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | The Fan | Actor | Emily Stolz | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Times Square | Actor | Rosie Washington | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Hollow Image | Actor | Monica | 58 Average |
| 1979 | An Almost Perfect Affair | Actor | Amy Zon | 58 Average |