
Adilah Barnes
Known for Acting · 38 credits
Biography
Adilah Barnes is one of few veteran actors in Hollywood who have not only mastered the art of successfully marketing herself, but also of utilizing all of her creative skills – all the while staying true to herself and maintaining her integrity. She is currently involved with the CW’s 4400. She has guest-starred on such tv series as CBS’s NCIS, Showtime’s Shameless, The Middle, ABC’s Body of Proof, NBC’s Harry’s Law and Prime Suspect. She is probably best known for her role as “Anne Marie” for 6 seasons on ABC’s Roseanne.
Her film credits include playing opposite Sandra Bullock in the CastleRock Entertainment film, Murder By Numbers and the Universal blockbuster and award-winning Erin Brockovich with Julia Roberts. She has also appeared opposite Ving Rhames in the heartwarming CBS Hallmark made-for-tv movie, Little John, among other credits.
In her role opposite Hilary Swank, as the infamous Ida B. Wells in HBO’s Iron – Jawed Angels, Barnes marched for women’s rights and ironically, in real life she is also a marcher and supporter for women.
Known For
TV Shows (16)

NCIS
2003
as Miss Nellie

Shameless
2011
as Rhonda

Gilmore Girls
2000
as Mrs. Burdiness

The Middle
2009
as Receptionist

Mad About You
1992
as Registrar

Harry's Law
2011

Sister, Sister
1994
as Moderator

Roswell
1999
as Journalism Teacher

Brooklyn South
1997
as Bettina Gladwin

L.A. Doctors
1998

Roseanne
1988
as Anne-Marie Mitchell

Grand
1990
as Jamaican Lady

Relativity
1996
as Max
For the People
2002
as Lane Carhart

4400
2021
as Mrs. Grover
Blue Skies
1994
as Eve Munroe
Movies (22)

Basic Instinct
1992
as Nurse

Erin Brockovich
2000
as Anna

Murder by Numbers
2002
as Lab Technician

Bulworth
1998
as Mrs. Brown

Iron Jawed Angels
2004
as Ida Wells-Barnett

Beautiful
2000
as Home Economics Teacher

Love the Skin You're In
2025
as Ms. Emily

Auggie Rose
2000
as Mailperson

Little John
2002
as Aunt Etta Green
My Brother's Keeper
1995
as Nurse Sandy

The Image
1990
as Nedra Scroggins

Seven Girlfriends
2000
as High School Secretary

Justice
1999
as Treala Johnson

A Place to Be Loved
1993
as June Carey

Cast the First Stone
1989
as Nun

The Christmas Wish
1998
as Mary

A Message from Holly
1992

Absolute Strangers
1991
as Nurse Lawson

Kiss Shot
1989
as Amanda Gilbert

Fears to Fathom: Carson House
2024
as 911 Operator

Cab to Canada
1998
as Judge

111 Gramercy Park
2003
as Constance
About Adilah Barnes
Adilah Barnes is one of few veteran actors in Hollywood who have not only mastered the art of successfully marketing herself, but also of utilizing all of her creative skills – all the while staying true to herself and maintaining her integrity. She is currently involved with the CW’s 4400. She has guest-starred on such tv series as CBS’s NCIS, Showtime’s Shameless, The Middle, ABC’s Body of Proof, NBC’s Harry’s Law and Prime Suspect. She is probably best known for her role as “Anne Marie” for 6 seasons on ABC’s Roseanne. Her film credits incl… With 38 credits spanning from 1988 to 2025, Adilah Barnes has appeared in 22 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Adilah Barnes Movies
- Basic Instinct (1992) — as Nurse
- Erin Brockovich (2000) — as Anna
- Murder by Numbers (2002) — as Lab Technician
- Bulworth (1998) — as Mrs. Brown
- Iron Jawed Angels (2004) — as Ida Wells-Barnett
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