Marsha Warfield
Marsha Francine Warfield is an American actress and comedian. She grew up on Chicago's South Side, graduating from Calumet [High School (Chicago)|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 Night Court (2023 [TV series)|2023 revival]. Warfield also starred in the sitcom Empty Nest as Dr. Maxine Douglas. Before Night Court, she was a writer and performer on the short-lived The [Richard Pryor Show|Richard Pryor Show].
Warfield appeared in feature films such as D.C. Cab and Mask, hosted The Marsha Warfield Show for ten months 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. As of 2024 she has a recurring role on 9-1-1 characters|9-1-1] as the mother of main character paramedic and firefighter Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, played by Aisha Hinds.
She has also done stand-up comedy including appearances on the Norm Crosby hosted The Comedy Shop television series. She won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 1979, over such competition as Dana Carvey and A. [Whitney Brown].
Personal life
In 2017, Warfield publicly came out stating:Warfield's Night Court character, Roz, was portrayed as gay and marrying another woman in the 2023 revival, something Warfield says could not have happened at the time of the original show.