Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

1948-03-06

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).

Also appears in

Dear God

Dear God

5.5

Street Smart

Street Smart

5.9

Lockdown

Lockdown

5.9

Times Square

Times Square

6.7

Broken Bridges

Broken Bridges

7.6

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

4.9

An Almost Perfect Affair

An Almost Perfect Affair

4.5

The Fan

The Fan

5.9

Bill

Bill

6.6

Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story

Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story

5.6

Summer Switch

Summer Switch

Not yet rated

A Doctor’s Story

A Doctor’s Story

5.0

Stone Pillow

Stone Pillow

6.0

Benny’s Place

Benny’s Place

10.0

A Case of Deadly Force

A Case of Deadly Force

Not yet rated

Chasing the Blues

Chasing the Blues

5.5

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

4.2

My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

1.0

Love Child

Love Child

5.8

A Killer Among Us

A Killer Among Us

3.0