Anna Maria Horsford
Acting
Born March 6, 1947 · New 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. 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).
Films (66)
Unexpected Christmas
2025
Will I See You Again?
2024
Me Time
2022
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
2021
Vacation Friends
2021
SUNNYSIDE UP
2019
Chasing the Blues
2018
Single AF
2018
A Kindred Soul
2017
Jalen Vs. Everybody
2017
Gladys Brown
2017
A Madea Christmas
2013
C'mon Man
2012
Wigger
2010
Our Family Wedding
2010
Directors on Directing
2009
I Tried
2007
Gridiron Gang
2006
Broken Bridges
2006
Ganked
2005
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
2005
Guarding Eddy
2004
Justice
2004
Friday After Next
2002
Minority Report
2002
How High
2001
Along Came a Spider
2001
Jacked Up
2001
Masquerade
2000
Lockdown
2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
Kiss the Girls
1997
One Fine Day
1996
Set It Off
1996
Dear God
1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
Widow's Kiss
1996
Friday
1995
Baby Brokers
1994
Mr. Jones
1993
Deaf Heaven
1993
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992
A Killer Among Us
1990
Presumed Innocent
1990
Taken Away
1989
Who Gets the Friends?
1988
Street Smart
1987
C.A.T. Squad
1986
Heartburn
1986
A Case of Deadly Force
1986
Stone Pillow
1985
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
Summer Switch
1984
A Doctor's Story
1984
Crackers
1984
Class
1983
Love Child
1982
Benny's Place
1982
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
1982
Bill
1981
Starstruck
1981
The Fan
1981
Times Square
1980
Hollow Image
1979
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979