
Anna Maria Horsford
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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
Credits

Minority Report (2002)
as Casey

Friday (1995)
as Mrs. Jones

Kiss the Girls (1997)
as Vicki Cross (uncredited)

Friday After Next (2002)
as Mrs. Jones

Gridiron Gang (2006)
as Sharon Weathers

How High (2001)
as Mamma King

Vacation Friends (2021)
as Nancy

Presumed Innocent (1990)
as Eugenia

Along Came a Spider (2001)
as Vickie

Me Time (2022)
as Connie

Set It Off (1996)
as Ms. Wells

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
as Denise's Mother

St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
as Naomi

One Fine Day (1996)
as Evelyn

Mr. Jones (1993)
as Judge Harris

Heartburn (1986)
as Della

Class (1983)
as Maggie

Our Family Wedding (2010)
as Diane Boyd

Dear God (1996)
as Lucille Barnett

The Fan (1981)
as Emily Stolz

Street Smart (1987)
as Harriet

Stone Pillow (1985)
as Collins

Times Square (1980)
as Rosie Washington

Lockdown (2000)
as Saunders

Crackers (1984)
as Slam Dunk

Broken Bridges (2006)
as Loretta

I Tried (2007)
as Milly
Taken Away (1989)
as Mrs. Pierson

C.A.T. Squad (1986)
as Mrs. Raines

Widow's Kiss (1996)
as Lavanda Harrison

Hollow Image (1979)
as Monica

Love Child (1982)
as Mara

An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
as Amy Zon

Baby Brokers (1994)
as Randi

Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992)
as Veronica Perry

A Madea Christmas (2013)
as Eileen

Deaf Heaven (1993)
as Libby

Ganked (2005)
as Mrs. Barry

C'mon Man (2012)
as Mrs. Woods

Unexpected Christmas (2025)
as Momma Scott

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)
as Miss Annie

Jacked Up (2001)
as Thelma Barnes

Chasing the Blues (2018)
as Mrs. Walker

A Killer Among Us (1990)
as Barbara Evans

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021)
as Mayor Coont

Summer Switch (1984)
as Stepahnie Marshak

Bill (1981)
as Marge Keating

A Doctor's Story (1984)
as Leigh Williams
A Case of Deadly Force (1986)
as Virginia Cates

Guarding Eddy (2004)
as Carol
Justice (2004)
as Chief Public Defender Poole

My Big Phat Hip Hop Family (2005)
as Mamma Pearl

Muggable Mary: Street Cop (1982)
as Kathy Thomas

Who Gets the Friends? (1988)
Actor
At Face Value (—)
as Mosetta

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985)
as Hannah

Single AF (2018)
as Jane
A Kindred Soul (2017)
as Claudia

Starstruck (1981)
as Jessica

Directors on Directing (2009)
as Self
Jalen Vs. Everybody (2017)
as Mamma

Will I See You Again? (2024)
Actor

Benny's Place (1982)
as Charmaine

Gladys Brown (2017)
as Gladys Brown

SUNNYSIDE UP (2019)
as Aunt Deedee

Masquerade (2000)
as Mrs. Scott

Wigger (2010)
Actor





