Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford (born March 6, 1947)^[1] is an American television and film actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Thelma Frye on the sitcom Amen, her role as Craig Jones' mother, Betty Jones, in the 1995 comedy, Friday and the 2002 comedy Friday After Next and as security guard Dee on The Wayans Bros.

Biography

Early life

Horsford was born in Harlem, New York, the daughter of Lillian Agatha (née Richardson) and Victor A. Horsford, an investment real estate broker.^[2] Her parents were from Antigua and Barbuda. She attended Manhattan's School of Performing Arts, where she studied and perfected her acting abilities. Horsford is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She is now married to Daniel Wolf.

Career

Though she is known today for her work in front of the cameras, her first major role in television was as a producer for the PBS show, Soul!, hosted by Ellis Haizlip, which aired between 1967-1973. Horsford made guest appearances on such sitcoms as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sparks, Moesha,The Bernie Mac Show, The Shield,Girlfriends, and Everybody Hates Chris. She had prominent role on the sitcom The Wayans Bros as "Dee Baxter". She also appeared on the drama Judging Amy. More recently she was seen in the first season of Grey's Anatomy, as Dr. Ellis Grey (Meredith Grey's mother)'s ailing former scrub nurse.

Filmography

• Trade (2007)
• I Tried (2007)
• Broken Bridges (2006)
• Ganked (2005)
• Grey's Anatomy (2005-present) (TV series)
• Guarding Eddy (2004)
• Entourage (2005-2006) (TV series)
• Everybody Hates Chris (2008) (TV series)
• My Big Phant Hip Hop Family (2004)
• Justice (2004)
• Lockdown (2002)
• Friday After Next (2002)
• The Shield (TV series) (2002-2008)
• The Bernie Mac Show (2001-2006) (TV series)
• Jacked Up (2001)
• How High (2001)
• The Nutty Professor II:The Klumps (2000)
• Girlfriends (2000-2008) (TV series)
• Dancing In September (2000)
• L.A. Doctors (1998-1999) (TV series)
• Sparks (1996-1998) (TV series)
• Judging Army (1999-2005) (TV series)
• One Fine Day (1996)
• Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored (1996)
• Moesha (1996-2001) (TV series)
• The Wayans Bros (TV series) (1995-1999)
• Friday (1995)
• Baby Brokers (1995)
• Widow's Kiss (1994)
• Mr.Jones (1993)
• Muder Without Motive:The Edmund Story (1992)
• Perry Story (1992)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996) (TV series)
• Presumed Innocent (1990)
• A Killer Among Us (1990)
• Taken Away (1989)
• Who Gets The Friends (1988)
• Street Smart (1987)
• If It's Tuesday,It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)
• Heartburn (1986)
• Nobody's Child (1986)
• A Case of a Deadly Force (1986)
• C.A.T Squad (1986)
• Amen (1986-1991) (TV series)
• St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
• Charlottle Forten's Mission:Experiment in Freedom (1985)
• Stone Pillow (1985)
• Summer Switch (1984)
• Crackers (1984)
• A Doctor's Story (1984)
• Class (1983)
• Love Child (1982)
• Benny's Place (1982)
• The Fan (1981)
• Starstruck (an ABC Afterschool Special) (1981)
• Times Square (1980)
• An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
• Hollow Image (1979)

Credits

• Trade (2007) - Detective Martinez
• Gridiron Gang (2006) - Sharon Weathers
• Broken Bridges (2006) - Cast
• Guarding Eddie (2005) - Cast
• Lockdown (2003) - Warden Saunders
• Friday After Next (2002) - Mrs. Jones
• Minority Report (2002) - Casey
• How High (2001) - Mrs.Kings
• Dancing in September - Sitcom Mother
• Along Came A Spider - Vickie
• Nutty Professor II: The Klumps - Denise's Mother
• One Fine Day (1996) - Evelyn
• Set It Off (1996) - Ms. Well
• Dear God (1996) - Lucille
• Once Upon a Time.....When We Were Colored (1996) - Miss Annie
• Friday (1995) - Mrs. Jones
• Mr.Jones (1993) - Judge Harris
• Presumed Innocent (1990) - Eugenia
• Street Smart (1987) - Harriet
• Heartburn (1986) - Della
• St.Elmo's Fire (1985) - Naomi
• Crackers (1984) - Slam Dunk
• Class (1983) - Maggie
• An Almost Perfect Affair- Amy Zon
• The Fan - Emily Stolz
• Times Square - Rosie Washington
• Heist (2006) - Cast
• Everybody Hates Chris (2008) - Hattie Mitchell
• Grey's Anatomy (2005-2007) - Nurse Fallon
• Entourage (2005-2006) - Cast
• Method & Red (2004) - Dorothea
• Las Vegas (2008) - Cast
• All of Us (2003) - Cast
• The Shield (2005-2008) - Cast
• The Bernie Mac Show (2001) - Aunt Sis
• The Chornicle (2001)
• The 2001 Essence Awards (2001)
• Masquerade' (2000) - Mrs.Scott
• Judging Amy (1999) - Suzanne Charles
• The Lot (1999)
• L.A. Doctors (1998) - Angela Dally
• Good News (1997) - Choir Member
• 7th Heaven (1996)
• Widow's Kiss (1996) - Captain Lavonda Harrison
• Baby Brokers (1994) - Randi
• The 9th Stellar Gospel Music Award (1994) - Host
• Tall Hopes (1993) - Lainie Harris
• Rhythm & Blues (1992) - Veronica Washington
• Murder Without Motive:The Edmund Perry Story (1992) - Veronica Perry
• A Killer Among Us (1990) - District Attorney Barbara Evans
• The Hollywood Christmas Parade (1989)
• Taken Away (1989) - Mrs.Pierson
• At Rona's (1989) - Guest
• Who Gets the Friend? (1988) - Hillary
• If It's Tuesday,It Still Be Belgium (1987) - Edith Sperling
• The National AIDS Awareness Test: What Do You Know About Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (1987)
• Amen (1986) - Thelma Frye
• C.A.T. Squad (1986) - Mrs.Raines
• A Case of Deadly Force (1986) - Virginia Cates
• Nobody's Child (1986)
• Stone Pillow (1985) - Collins
• Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985) - Hannah
• Summer Switch (1984) - Stephanie Marshak
• A Doctor's Story (1984) - Leigh Williams
• Murder Ink (1983) - Hilly,the letter carrier at the post office
• The Firm (1983) - Sergeant Johnson
• Benny's Place (1982) - Charmaine
• Muggable Mary: Street Cop (1982) - Kathy Thomas
• Bill (1981) - Marge Keating
• Starstruck (1981) - Jessica
• Hollow Image (1979) - Monica
• L.A. Law
• Moesha - Diane Henderson
• Sparks - Clea
• The District (2004)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Karen Caruthers
• The Wayans Bros - Dee Baxter
• The Wayans Bros -Dee Baxter

Awards\Nominations

     ***Black Reels Awards***

• 2005: Outstanding Actress in the TV series (nominated)- Justice

References

External links

• Anna Maria Horsford at the Internet Movie Database
• Anna Maria Horsford at TV.com
• Anna Maria Horsford at Yahoo! Movies

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