Marsha Warfield
Marsha Francine Warfield (born March 5, 1954) is an American actress and comedian. She grew up on Chicago's South Side, 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. 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.
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. She won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 1979, over such competition as Dana Carvey and A. Whitney Brown.
Acted in
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self
A Holiday I Do
2023
as Andrea
Out of the Loop
2023
as Self
Night Court
2023
as Rosalind 'Roz' Russell
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
2023
as Self
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
as Self
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
2022
as Self
Miracles Across 125th Street
2021
as Sister Cross
Even More Funny Women of a Certain Age
2021
as Self
The Upshaws
2021
as Glodine
9-1-1
2018
as Antonia 'Toni' Wilson
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Shirley
Smart Guy
1997
Moesha
1996
Cybill
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Bebe Manero
Dave's World
1993
as Mrs. Alexander
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Tawny
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as Marsha Warfield
Mad About You
1992
as Birth Instructor
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
In Living Color
1990
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989
as Ms. Bagwind
Empty Nest
1988
as Dr. Maxine Douglas
Caddyshack II
1988
as Royette Tyler
Harry Anderson's Sideshow
1987
as Self
Uptown Comedy Express
1987
The Whoopee Boys
1986
as Officer White
The Tommy Chong Roast
1986
Women Tell the Dirtiest Jokes
1985
Mask
1985
as Homeroom Teacher
Night Court
1984
as Rosalind 'Roz' Russell
I Be Done Been Was Is
1983
as Self
They Call Me Bruce?
1982
as In-Mate #2
Cheers
1982
as Roxanne Brewster
Family Ties
1982
as Doris Bradshaw
The Marva Collins Story
1981
as Lela Boland
Legends of the Super Heroes
1979
as Woman in Phone Booth
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
The Complete Richard Pryor Roast
1977
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lela Boland