
Known For
Acting
Adilah Barnes
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.
Movie Appearances

Basic Instinct
as Nurse
1992

Justice
as Treala Johnson
1999

Bulworth
as Mrs. Brown
1998

Iron Jawed Angels
as Ida Wells-Barnett
2004

Kiss Shot
as Amanda Gilbert
1989

The Image
as Nedra Scroggins
1990

Little John
as Aunt Etta Green
2002

Murder by Numbers
as Lab Technician
2002

The Christmas Wish
as Mary
1998

Absolute Strangers
as Nurse Lawson
1991

A Place to Be Loved
as June Carey
1993

Seven Girlfriends
as High School Secretary
2000

Beautiful
as Home Economics Teacher
2000

111 Gramercy Park
as Constance
2003

Fears to Fathom: Carson House
as 911 Operator
2024

A Message from Holly
1992

Cast the First Stone
as Nun
1989

Cab to Canada
as Judge
1998

Erin Brockovich
as Anna
2000

Auggie Rose
as Mailperson
2000
TV Appearances

4400
as Mrs. Grover
2021

Gilmore Girls
as Mrs. Burdiness
2000

NCIS
as Miss Nellie
2003

The Middle
as Receptionist
2009

Mad About You
as Registrar
1992

Brooklyn South
as Bettina Gladwin
1997

Roswell
as Journalism Teacher
1999

Grand
as Jamaican Lady
1990

Relativity
as Max
1996

Shameless
as Rhonda
2011

L.A. Doctors
1998

Sister, Sister
as Moderator
1994