
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).

Along Came a Spider
2001 · as Vickie

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

How High
2001 · as Mamma King

Mr. Jones
1993 · as Judge Harris

Vacation Friends
2021 · as Nancy

Gridiron Gang
2006 · as Sharon Weathers

Presumed Innocent
1990 · as Eugenia

Me Time
2022 · as Connie

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

Set It Off
1996 · as Ms. Wells

St. Elmo's Fire
1985 · as Naomi

One Fine Day
1996 · as Evelyn

Class
1983 · as Maggie

Heartburn
1986 · as Della

Broken Bridges
2006 · as Loretta