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Anna Maria Horsford

Acting
Known For

78 Years Old

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).

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 6th March 1947

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Grey's Anatomy
Elizabeth Fallon
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American Dad!
Female Juror (voice)
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The League
Trina Richardson
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The Bernie Mac Show
Aunt Sis
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Amen
Thelma Frye
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Janet Barrett
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Mom
Ms. Ferguson
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The Shield
A.D.A. Beth Encardi
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The Conners
Nicole
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Las Vegas
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Entourage
Saigon's Mother
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Hacks
Francine
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New Girl
Charmaine
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Moesha
Diane Henderson
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Key & Peele
Maid
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Karen Caruthers
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Bel-Air
'Nita Banks
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The Wayans Bros.
Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter
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History of the World: Part II
Mother Mary
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L.A. Law
Judge Olga Winbush
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POSE
Charlene
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The Last O.G.
Roberta Barker
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The Soul Man
Ceci
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B Positive
Mrs. Ludlum
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L.A. Doctors
Angela Daly
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I Feel Bad
Norman's Mom
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The Wild Thornberrys
Gola's Mother (voice)
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7th Heaven
Joyce
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Rhythm & Blues
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The District
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The Guardians of Justice
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Minority Report
Casey
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Kiss the Girls
Vicki Cross (uncredited)
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Vacation Friends
Nancy
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Friday
Mrs. Jones
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Reed Between the Lines
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Studio City
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One Fine Day
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How High
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Along Came a Spider
Vickie
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Me Time
Connie
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Presumed Innocent
Eugenia
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Set It Off
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Gridiron Gang
Sharon Weathers
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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
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St. Elmo's Fire
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Friday After Next
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Mr. Jones
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Heartburn
Della
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Class
Maggie
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Lockdown
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Dear God
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Last Friday
Betty Jones
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Our Family Wedding
Diane Boyd
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My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
Mamma Pearl
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An Almost Perfect Affair
Amy Zon
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Street Smart
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The Fan
Emily Stolz
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Broken Bridges
Loretta
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Times Square
Rosie Washington
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A Madea Christmas
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Crackers
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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
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A Killer Among Us
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The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
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Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
Veronica Perry
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Stone Pillow
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Tall Hopes
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Chasing the Blues
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A Doctor's Story
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Widow's Kiss
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Bill
Marge Keating
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C.A.T. Squad
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Mamma
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Love Child
Mara
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Gladys Brown
Gladys Brown
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Muggable Mary: Street Cop
Kathy Thomas
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C'mon Man
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Taken Away
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Will I See You Again?
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Hollow Image
Monica
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Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Hannah
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Masquerade
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Ganked
Mrs. Barry
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I Tried
Milly
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Baby Brokers
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Directors on Directing
Self
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Benny's Place
Charmaine
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Jacked Up
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Summer Switch
Stepahnie Marshak
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Starstruck
Jessica
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Guarding Eddy
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At Face Value
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A Kindred Soul
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