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Long before there was Olivia Pope or Annalise Keating, there was DiDi Bannister
on the ABC soap opera Edge Of Night (1981-84). As played by Mariann Aalda, the
smart and spirited young attorney became a prototype for the professional
African-American female characters that began to proliferate on network TV,
earning her accolades and numerous awards from the African-American community.
After graduating from Southern Illinois University and the Negro Ensemble
Company conservatory training program where Laurence Fishburne and Robert
Townsend were classmates, Aalda joined NYC's Off-Center Theatre Company as a
sketch comedy writer and performer and toured the country with The Proposition
improv troupe with Charlie Adler...before joining Edge Of Night as one of the
first African-American daytime contract players and soap opera heroines. When
the NY-based show went off the air, she moved to LA where she was quickly cast
on the HBO dramedy, First & 10, in the recurring role of Ellen Parker, the
long-suffering coach's wife, opposite OJ Simpson. From there, her sitcom career
took off in numerous recurring and guest-starring roles, including the memorable
turn opposite Meshach Taylor on Designing Women as his yuppie-from-hell
girlfriend, Lita Ford. She was also a series regular on the CBS sitcom, The
Royal Family, as Elizabeth Royal-Winston, the daughter of Redd Foxx and Della
Reese. She later returned to daytime in the recurring role of the "tragically
disfigured" Lena Hart, Sherrie Saum's mom on the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach.
More recently, she has appeared on the NBC hit, The Blacklist and starred in the
short film Gumbo on AMC's ALLBLK-TV. She returned to her comedy roots as
co-producer and star in the 25-episode web series, Talk To Me, Ginger!, based on
her performance art character, Adult Sex-Ed Evangelist & Mojo Motivator, Dr.
Ginger, who is also the protagonist of her solo show, Gettin' Old Is a
Bitch...But I'm Gonna Wrestle That Bitch to the Ground!, which has sold out
shows in New York, New Orleans, Chicago, and broke a 30-year box office record
at the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. In 2021, she
was invited to perform an excerpt at the Silver Sirens Redefining Aging Summit
in Sydney, Australia.. Heralded as an influencer in the positive aging movement
for changing the narrative on older women, she was recognized by AARP' in a
video tribute as an Age Disruptor; is a prolific podcast guest on shameless
aging; is a sought-after pro-age moderator on the popular audio app, Clubhouse,
and has a TEDx Talk, Ageism Is a Bully...Stand Up to It!
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Class Act
6.1
 * Duncan's Mom

 * 1992


Gumbo
Short
 * Nadine

 * 2022


Ben & Tony
TV Movie
 * Lori

 * 2024


The Royal Family
7.2
TV Series
 * Elizabeth Royal Winston

 * 1991–1992 • 15 eps





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 * Spawns
    * Opal Banks
   
    * Completed
   
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 * Ben & Tony
   TV Movie
    * Lori
   
    * 2024

 * To Grieve or Not to Grieve
   Short
    * Linda
   
    * 2023

 * Gumbo
   Short
    * Nadine
   
    * 2022

 * Talk to Me, Ginger!
   TV Series
    * Ginger Peechee-Keane
   
    * 2015

 * The Blacklist
   7.9
   TV Series
    * Mrs. Wempon
    * Risa Peña
   
    * 2013–2014
   
    * 2 episodes

 * The Bay
   5.8
   TV Series
    * Violet Givens
   
    * 2012
   
    * 1 episode

 * All of Us
   5.8
   TV Series
    * Muriel
   
    * 2006
   
    * 1 episode

 * Diary of a Clippers Fan
   Video
    * Susan
   
    * 2003

 * The Parkers
   6.9
   TV Series
    * Hanna Foster
   
    * 2003
   
    * 1 episode

 * Veronica's Closet
   5.8
   TV Series
    * Brian's Mother
   
    * 2000
   
    * 1 episode

 * Sunset Beach
   6.9
   TV Series
    * Lena Hart (uncredited)
   
    * 1998–1999
   
    * 13 episodes

 * Chicago Hope
   6.9
   TV Series
    * Woman
   
    * 1998
   
    * 1 episode

 * The Wayans Bros.
   7.3
   TV Series
    * Casting Director
   
    * 1998
   
    * 1 episode

 * Captain Planet and the Planeteers
   6.7
   TV Series
    * Salesgirl (voice)
   
    * 1996
   
    * 1 episode

 * Grace Under Fire
   6.4
   TV Series
    * Student (uncredited)
   
    * 1996
   
    * 1 episode

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 * Spawns
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    * 2024


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 * Gumbo
   Short
    * associate producer
   
    * 2022

 * Talk to Me, Ginger!
   TV Series
    * executive producer
   
    * 2015




DIRECTOR

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 * Talk to Me, Ginger!
   TV Series
    * Director
   
    * 2015




VIDEOS9

Demo Reel 14:19
Mariann Aalda: Laugh Factory / Mothers Day, 2022

Demo Reel 0:41
No Ethnics Allowed? Better rethink that.

Demo Reel 0:46
An Old Black Lady Sketch Comedy Show

Demo Reel 1:49
Passing with a purpose.

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TALK TO ME, GINGER! Improv Comedy - Web Series Trailer

Demo Reel 0:45
AGE as a state of I-dont-mind - Standup

Demo Reel 1:24
CODE SWITCHING - Laugh Factory 2022

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Solo Show Sizzle: Gettin Old Is a Bitch, But Ima Wrestle That B to the Ground!

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Mariann Aalda #Age Disruptor




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