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 198691 and as Dee Baxter on the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros 199599 She had dramatic roles on the FX crime drama The Shield playing ADA 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