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 her 1986–92 role of Roz Russell on the Top 10 rated NBC sitcom Night Court. Roz was the tough, no-nonsense bailiff in Judge Stone's court. 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, Moesha 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. Personal life In 2017, Warfield publicly came out stating: Filmography Film Television References External links American television actresses American television talk show hosts American stand-up comedians American film actresses African-American actresses Actresses from Chicago 1954 births Living people American women comedians 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American comedians Comedians from Illinois Lesbian comedians LGBT African Americans LGBT people from Illinois American lesbian actresses 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people American LGBT comedians