Marsha Warfield

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Birth Name: Marsha Francine Warfield

Age: 72, born 5 March 1954

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 11"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Angie Maldonado

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Description: Marsha Warfield [ born: Marsha Francine Warfield on March 5, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois ] is an actress, known for Night Court (1986-1992), Empty Nest (1993-1995) and D.C. Cab (1983). The Chicago-born native received her big comic career break as a member of Richard Pryor's controversial TV sketch program in 1977. Marsha was the third and youngest person to occupy the female bailiff role on Night Court (1986-1992) after the series suffered the losses of equally droll character cutups Selma Diamond and Florence Halop, both of whom died of lung cancer. As of 2024 she has a recurring role on 9-1-1 as the mother of main char Marsha Warfield [ born: Marsha Francine Warfield on March 5, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois ] is an actress, known for Night Court (1986-1992), Empty Nest (1993-1995) and D.C. Cab (1983).

The Chicago-born native received her big comic career break as a member of Richard Pryor's controversial TV sketch program in 1977.

Marsha was the third and youngest person to occupy the female bailiff role on Night Court (1986-1992) after the series suffered the losses of equally droll character cutups Selma Diamond and Florence Halop, both of whom died of lung cancer.

As of 2024 she has a recurring role on 9-1-1 as the mother of main character paramedic and firefighter Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, played by Aisha Hinds.

In 2017, Warfield publicly came out stating:

When I told my mother I was gay, she said she knew, and had known all my life.

Then, she asked me not to come out publicly while she was alive. I agreed, even though the request and her admission were hurtful in ways I couldn't put my finger on then, and probably haven't completely worked through it now, but, everybody who knew me, knew I was gay. The people I didn't tell knew anyway, and tacitly agreed to pretend that the unacknowledged had been acknowledged and accepted. Like I'm sure is true for millions of other glass door closeted people. When I went to bars, which was frequently, I never tried to hide who I was, so, it was an open secret. Had I never come out publicly, many, many people would have known. It would not then have ever really been a betrayal of trust to "spill the beans" because it wasn't a secret, it was an uncomfortably kept promise to my mother, but, it was also not the only reason I didn't come out swinging when she passed. The fear of the judgment of strangers and their holier-than-thou "shoulds" was at least as big of a burden to bear, but the "shoulds" that "should" matter, don't. Nobody should have to hide their sexuality. No parent should ask their child to.

There should be no shame in being gay.

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.

Warfield is married to Angie Maldonado. ... (more)