| Marsha Warfield | |
| Birth Name: | Marsha Francine Warfield |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress, comedian |
| Yearsactive: | 1977–present |
Marsha Francine Warfield (born March 5, 1954) is an American actress and comedian. She grew up on Chicago's South Side,[1] graduating from Calumet High School. She is best known for playing tough, no-nonsense bailiff Roz Russell on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1986 to 1992, reprising the role on a guest basis for its 2023 revival.[2] [3] [4] [5] Warfield also starred in the sitcom Empty Nest as Dr. Maxine Douglas (1993–95). Before Night Court, she was a writer and performer on the short-lived Richard Pryor Show.[3]
Warfield appeared in feature films such as D.C. Cab (1983) and Mask (1985), hosted The Marsha Warfield Show for ten months (March 1990–January 1991) and has made guest appearances on many television shows, including Riptide, Family Ties, Clueless, Cheers, Living Single, In Living Color, Cybill, Moesha, Smart Guy, and Touched by an Angel. She has also done stand-up comedy including appearances on the Norm Crosby hosted The Comedy Shop television series.[6] She won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 1979, over such competition as Dana Carvey and A. Whitney Brown.
In 2017, Warfield publicly came out stating:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | That Thing on ABC | Performer | Television film | |
| 1981 | The Marva Collins Story | Lela Boland | Television film | |
| 1982 | They Call Me Bruce? | Inmate # 2 | ||
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Ophelia | ||
| 1985 | Mask | Homeroom Teacher | ||
| 1985 | Anything for Love | Cleo | Television film | |
| 1986 | The Whoopee Boys | Officer White | ||
| 1988 | Caddyshack II | Royette Tyler | ||
| 1989 | Who Shrunk Saturday Morning | Ms. Bagwind | Television film | |
| 1997 | Doomsday Rock | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Show | Various | 3 episodes | |
| 1979 | Legends of the Superheroes | Woman in Phone Booth | Episode: "The Challenge" | |
| 1984 | Riptide | Max | 4 episodes | |
| 1984 | Family Ties | Doris Bradshaw | Episode: "Keaton and Son" | |
| 1985 | Cheers | Roxanne Brewster | Episode: "The Belles of St. Clete's" | |
| 1986–1992 | Night Court | Rosalind "Roz" Russell | 135 episodes | |
| 1990-1991 | The Marsha Warfield Show | Herself | 225 episodes | |
| 1993 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Beverly, Mark's Sister | Episode: "Boys Don't Leave" | |
| 1993–1995 | Empty Nest | Dr. Maxine Douglas | 50 episodes | |
| 1993 | The Addams Family | Mail Carrier | Episode: "Jack and Jill and the Beanstalk/Festerman Returns/Hand Delivered" | |
| 1993 | In Living Color | Herself | Sketch: "Ace and the Main Man" | |
| 1993 | Herself | Episode: "A Thanksgiving Story" | ||
| 1994 | The John Larroquette Show | Dexter's Sister | Episode: "Date Night" | |
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Bebe Manero | Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" | |
| 1996 | Cybill | Herself | Episode: "An Officer and a Thespian" | |
| 1996 | ABC Afterschool Special | Nurse | Episode: "Me and My Hormones" | |
| 1997 | Dave's World | Mrs. Alexander | Episode: "Does the Whale Have to Be White?" | |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Mrs. Dowling | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Birth Instructor | Episode: "Dry Run" | |
| 1997 | Goode Behavior | Episode: "Goode Cop, Bad Cop" | ||
| 1997 | Living Single | Agnes Finch | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Moesha | Tracy Jackson | Episode: "My Mom's Not an Ottoman | |
| 1998 | Clueless | Sgt. Meany | Episode: "The Joint" | |
| 1999 | Judge Nancy Watson | Episode: "Divorce, Downbeat and Distemper" | ||
| 1999 | Veronica's Closet | Shirley | Episode: "Veronica's Sliding Doors" | |
| 2021 | 9-1-1 | Antonia 'Toni' Wilson | 6 episodes | |
| 2023–2024 | Night Court | Rosalind "Roz" Russell | 3 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Upshaws | Glodine Upshaw | Episode: "Really, Mama?" |