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 roles as Thelma Frye on the NBC sitcom Amen, as Dee Baxter on the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros., and as Craig Jones' mother Betty in the comedy films Friday and Friday After Next. Currently, she portrays Helen on the BET sitcom Reed Between the Lines.

Early life

Horsford was born in Harlem, New York, the daughter of Lillian and Victor A. Horsford, an investment real estate broker.^[2] Her parents were from Antigua and the Dominican Republic. 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.

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 a 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'^[3] .

Filmography

• Reed Between the Lines (2011–present) (TV series)
• Our Family Wedding (2010)
• Trade (2007)
• I Tried (2007)
• Broken Bridges (2006)
• Ganked (2005)
• Grey's Anatomy (2005–2007) (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)
• Minority Report (2002)
• Friday After Next (2002)
• The Shield (TV series) (2005–2008)
• The Bernie Mac Show (2004) (TV series)
• Jacked Up (2001)
• How High (2001)
• Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
• Dancing In September (2000)
• L.A. Doctors (1998) (TV series)
• Sparks (1996) (TV series)
• Judging Amy (1999) (TV series)
• One Fine Day (1996)
• Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored (1996)
• Moesha (2000) (TV series)
• Set It Off (1996)
• The Wayans Bros. (TV series) (1995–1999)
• Friday (1995)
• Baby Brokers (1995)
• Widow's Kiss (1994)
• Mr.Jones (1993)
• Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992)
• Perry Story (1992)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1992) (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)
• Bill (1981 film)
• Times Square (1980)
• An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
• Hollow Image (1979)
• Guiding Light (1979) (TV series)

Awards and nominations

• Black Reel Awards
  • 2005, Best actress: Justice (nominated)

References

External links

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