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'''Anna Maria Horsford''' (born March 6, 1947)<ref>Born in 1947 per [[Intelius]] check of "Anna Maria Horsford" giving age of 62 as of March 6, 2009</ref><!--Do not change, she was born in 1947--> is an American television and film [[actor|actress]]. She is perhaps best known for her role as Thelma Frye on the sitcom ''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]'', her role as [[Friday (film)|Craig Jones']] mother, Betty Jones, in the 1995 comedy, ''[[Friday (film)|Friday]]'' and the 2002 comedy ''[[Friday After Next]]'' and as security guard Dee on ''[[The Wayans Bros.]]''
'''Anna Maria Horsford''' (born March 6, 1948)<ref>Born in 1947 per [[Intelius]] check of "Anna Maria Horsford" giving age of 62 as of March 6, 2009</ref><!--Do not change, she was born in 1948--> is an American television and film [[actor|actress]]. She is perhaps best known for her role as Thelma Frye on the sitcom ''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]'', her role as [[Friday (film)|Craig Jones']] mother, Betty Jones, in the 1995 comedy, ''[[Friday (film)|Friday]]'' and the 2002 comedy ''[[Friday After Next]]'' and as security guard Dee on ''[[The Wayans Bros.]]''


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Revision as of 03:21, 5 August 2010

Anna Maria Horsford
Occupationactress
Years active1967–present

Anna Maria Horsford (born March 6, 1948)[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.

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 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, as Dr. Ellis Grey (Meredith Grey's mother)'s ailing former scrub nurse. She had a brief relationship with Stevie Wonder.


Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ Born in 1947 per Intelius check of "Anna Maria Horsford" giving age of 62 as of March 6, 2009
  2. ^ Anna Maria Horsford Biography
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