Anna Maria Horsford
Known for ActingBorn 1947-03-06New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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
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