Anna Maria Horsford
Biography
Early life
Horsford was born in Harlem, New York, the daughter of Lillian Agatha (ne Richardson) and Victor A. Horsford, an investment real estate broker. 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
Our Family Wedding (2010)
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)
Set It Off (1996)
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
References
^ Born in 1947 per Intelius check of “Anna Maria Horsford” giving age of 62 as of March 6, 2009
^ Anna Maria Horsford Biography
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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