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Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Birthday: 1947-03-06 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Unexpected Christmas

as    Momma Scott

2021
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

as    Mayor Coont

2018
Chasing the Blues

as    Mrs. Walker

2018
The Last O.G.

as    Roberta Barker

2017
A Kindred Soul

as    Claudia

2017
Gladys Brown

as    Gladys Brown

2017
Jalen Vs. Everybody

as    Mamma

2013
A Madea Christmas

as    Eileen

2012
C'mon Man

as    Mrs. Woods

2007
I Tried

as    Milly

2006
Broken Bridges

as    Loretta

2005
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family

as    Mamma Pearl

2005
Ganked

as    Mrs. Barry

2004
Guarding Eddy

as    Carol

2002
Friday After Next

as    Mrs. Jones

2001
How High

as    Mamma King

2001
Jacked Up

as    Thelma Barnes

2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

as    Denise's Mother

2000
Masquerade

as    Mrs. Scott

1996
One Fine Day

as    Evelyn

1996
Set It Off

as    Ms. Wells