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Anna Maria Horsford
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…
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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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2026
Scrubs
TV show Mrs. Melanie Brooks
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2025
Unexpected Christmas
Movie Momma Scott
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2024
No Good Deed
TV show Denise Sampson
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2024
Will I See You Again?
Movie
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2023
History of the World: Part II
TV show Mother Mary
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2022
Me Time
Movie Connie
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2022
The Guardians of Justice
TV show Serena Lyle
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2022
Bel-Air
TV show 'Nita Banks
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2021
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
Movie Mayor Coont
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2021
Vacation Friends
Movie Nancy
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2021
Hacks
TV show Francine
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2020
B Positive
TV show Mrs. Ludlum
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2019
Studio City
TV show Jolene Hernandez
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2019
SUNNYSIDE UP
Movie Aunt Deedee
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2018
The Conners
TV show Nicole
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2018
Chasing the Blues
Movie Mrs. Walker
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2018
I Feel Bad
TV show Norman's Mom
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2018
POSE
TV show Charlene
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2018
Single AF
Movie Jane
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2018
The Last O.G.
TV show Roberta Barker
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2017
A Kindred Soul
Movie Claudia
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2017
Jalen Vs. Everybody
Movie Mamma
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2017
Gladys Brown
Movie Gladys Brown
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2013
A Madea Christmas
Movie Eileen
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2013
Mom
TV show Ms. Ferguson
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2012
C'mon Man
Movie Mrs. Woods
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2012
The Soul Man
TV show Ceci
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2012
Key & Peele
TV show Maid
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2011
Reed Between the Lines
TV show Ms. Helen Wilson
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2011
New Girl
TV show Charmaine
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2010
Wigger
Movie
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2010
Our Family Wedding
Movie Diane Boyd
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2009
The League
TV show Trina Richardson
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2009
Directors on Directing
Movie Self
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2007
I Tried
Movie Milly
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2006
Gridiron Gang
Movie Sharon Weathers
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2006
Broken Bridges
Movie Loretta
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2006
Heist
TV show Wanda Evans
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2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV show Janet Barrett
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2005
Ganked
Movie Mrs. Barry
