Anna Maria Horsford
Known For
Acting
Born
1947-03-06 in New York City, New York, USA
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).
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Elizabeth Fallon
American Dad!
as Female Juror (voice)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Janet Barrett
Mom
as Ms. Ferguson
New Girl
as Charmaine
The Shield
as A.D.A. Beth Encardi
Las Vegas
as Aunt Vonice
Entourage
as Saigon's Mother
Hacks
as Francine
L.A. Law
as Olga Winbush
7th Heaven
as Joyce
The Conners
as Nicole
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Karen Caruthers
Key & Peele
as Maid
Moesha
as Diane Henderson
The Wild Thornberrys
as Gola's Mother (voice)
The Bernie Mac Show
as Aunt Sis
Bel-Air
as 'Nita Banks
The District
as Vicky Yates
The League
as Trina Richardson