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Anna Maria Horsford
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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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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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L.A. Law
7th Heaven
New Girl
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Shield
Mom
American Dad!
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The League
The District
Las Vegas
The Bernie Mac Show
Entourage
Bel-Air
The Conners
Grey's Anatomy
Hacks
History of the World: Part II
The Guardians of Justice
Key & Peele
I Feel Bad
POSE
Studio City
Kiss the Girls
Me Time
Minority Report
St. Elmo's Fire
B Positive
Vacation Friends
Broken Bridges
Along Came a Spider
No Good Deed
Presumed Innocent
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
An Almost Perfect Affair
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
The Fan
Widow's Kiss
How High
Friday
Friday After Next
Tall Hopes
Amen
Rhythm & Blues
Street Gear
A Madea Christmas
Taken Away
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