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).
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Elizabeth Fallon
2005
Movie
Minority Report
as Casey
2002
TV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Karen Caruthers
1990
TV
American Dad!
as Female Juror (voice)
2005
Movie
Along Came a Spider
as Vickie
2001
Movie
Friday
as Mrs. Jones
1995
Movie
Kiss the Girls
as Vicki Cross (uncredited)
1997
TV
New Girl
as Charmaine
2011
Movie
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Denise's Mother
2000
TV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Janet Barrett
2005
Movie
Gridiron Gang
as Sharon Weathers
2006
Movie
How High
as Mamma King
2001
Movie
Me Time
as Connie
2022
Movie
Vacation Friends
as Nancy
2021
TV
The Shield
as A.D.A. Beth Encardi
2002
Movie
Presumed Innocent
as Eugenia
1990
Movie
One Fine Day
as Evelyn
1996
TV
Entourage
as Saigon's Mother
2004
TV
Mom
as Ms. Ferguson
2013
TV
POSE
as Charlene
2018
Movie
St. Elmo's Fire
as Naomi
1985
Movie
Friday After Next
as Mrs. Jones
2002
Movie
Set It Off
as Ms. Wells
1996
TV
Hacks
as Francine
2021