MARIANN AALDA
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- SAG-AFTRA
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THE BAY 8212; Mariann Aalda as Violet Givens (Performance Video) Quicktime
Recurring as the Givens family matriarch in this Emmy winning multi-cam crime romance.
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THE BAY - Mariann Aalda recurring as Violet Givens (Performance Video) Quicktime
Recurring as the Givens family matriarch in this Emmy winning multi-cam crime romance.
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THE BAY - Mariann Aalda recurring as Violet Givens (Performance Video) Quicktime
Recurring as the Givens family matriarch caught up in a scandal of the family she works for in this Emmy winning multi-cam crime romance.
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To Grieve Or Not To Grieve (Performance Video) Quicktime
Short film exploring finding love after loss in one’s later years. Winner: “Best Duo” category at the 2023 LA Film Awards.
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BenAndTonySitcom_Lead (Performance Video) Quicktime
Short film Pilot presentation. Winner Best Supporting Actress- Comedy in the 2024 KA Shorts Film Festivsl.
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SPAWNS - Lead/IndieFeature (Performance Video) Quicktime
Opal Banks will stop at nothing to save the family business…even if it destroys her family.
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GUMBO - AMC / ALLBLK (Short film) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Mariann Aalda stars in this heartwarming story about food and the importance of family and legacy.
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The For Real Mariann Aalda: Rated R / 2022 (Performance Video) Quicktime
Watching Mariann’s standup will give you new appreciation for her abilities as an actress. Is that the same person? Yep. Full 15-minute Laugh Factory set on IMDB Pro.
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Standup!!!! (Performance Video) Quicktime
Updated 2022! Mariann Aalda standup. A cheeky compilation of some of the things Mariann Aalda does indeed stand up for…with an innate ability to make you think all the while she’s making you laugh.
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Comedy Clip :39 (Performance Video) Quicktime
Quick clips of Mariann Aalda as a sex therapist giving relationship tips to misguided millennials in the improv comedy web series, Talk To Me, Ginger! (00:39)
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Mariann Aalda Comedy Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
A TV sitcom veteran, (series regular and recurring roles) Mariann has added standup to her comedy toolbox...along with improv -- as star of TALK TO ME, GINGER! (3:24 min)
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Dramatic Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
Contemporary "meat & potatoes" along with classic dramatic scenes from Mariann Aalda, a daytime pioneer as one of the first African-American soap opera heroines, "DiDi Bannister," on ABC's EDGE OF NIGHT...a precursor to SCANDAL's primetime heroines, Olivia Pope and BEING MARY JANE's Mary Jane Paul. (1:37 min)
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MARIANN AALDA: Where Do I Know You From?!! (Performance Video) Quicktime
A hit list of her series regular and recurring roles that make up Mariann Aalda's fan base. (00:53)
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Mariann Aalda: #Age Disruptor (Performance Video) Quicktime
Mariann Aalda's profile by AARP Studios as an icon for Baby Boomer women (1:44min)
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TALK TO ME, GINGER! (Performance Video) Quicktime
Mariann Aalda is Adult Sex-Ed Evangelist & Mojo Motivator, Ginger Peechee-Keane, in this 25-episode improvisational comedy web series that skewers relationship counseling. (1:42min)
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BAM Management (NY) 213-442-8014 Carry Company (LA & NY) (CA) (213) 388-0770 / (212) 768-2793 Hayes Talent Agency (IL) (773) 565-4422 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover, Hosting / Public Appearances Hayes Talent Agency (GA) (404) 906-7969 |
Television (Selected) | ||
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The Bay (Currently) |
Recurring Guest Star (Since 2022) |
Amazon Prime |
The Blacklist |
Guest-Star (two episodes) |
NBC |
Legacy TV (Selected) | ||
Edge of Night |
Series Regular |
ABC |
Designing Women |
Recurring Guest Star |
CBS |
First & 10 |
Recurring Regular (3 Seasons) |
HBO |
Family Matters |
Guest-Star |
ABC |
Sunset Beach |
Recurring Guest Star |
NBC |
Film | ||
SPAWNS (Feature) |
Starring |
Tamieka Briscoe |
*Premiered Cannes Film Festival |
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To Grieve Or Not To Grieve |
Starring |
Donald Watson |
*Best Duo/Actor, LA Film Fest |
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Ben & Tony |
Starring |
Sascha Schneider |
*Best Sup.Actress, LA Shorts |
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Gumbo |
Starring |
Geno Brooks |
Film (Legacy) | ||
Class Act |
Co-Star |
Randall Miller |
Nobody's Perfect |
Co-Star |
Just Betzer |
Nothing In Common |
Featured |
Garry Marshall |
Pretty Woman |
Featured |
Garry Marshall |
Beaches |
Featured |
Garry Marshall |
The Wiz |
Featured |
Sydney Lumet |
Stand up / Comedy Performance | ||
The Laugh Factory |
Standup Comedian |
Chicago |
Caroline's Comedy Club |
Standup Comedian |
NYC |
Gettin Old Is a Bitch…But I’m Gonna Wrestle That Bi… |
Writer-Performer |
Bille Holiday Theatre, NYC |
Women's Night Out |
Comic-Storyteller |
Club 5 lounge |
Black Don't Crack! |
Writer-Performer |
Comedy CD |
The Proposition |
Writer-Performer |
Improv/Company Member |
Off-Centre Theatre |
Writer-Performer |
Sketch Comedy/Company |
THEATER (Selected) | ||
Occupy Your Vagina! |
Writer Performer |
Dixon Place, NYC, NOLA Fringe |
"MOIST!" |
Writer-Performer |
National Black Theater Fest. |
Forgotten Treasures |
Lead |
Ricardo Montalban Theater |
Hot Snow |
Lead |
Circle Rep, Downtown, NYC |
Diamonds & Pearls |
Lead |
West Coast Ensemble |
The Female Odd Couple |
Lead |
La Mirada Civic Theater |
Take It From the Top |
Lead |
New Federal Theater, NY |
Mr. LaForgue |
Lead |
The Public Theater, NY |
Welfare |
Lead |
Ensemble Studio Theater, NY |
Ms. Liberty, USA |
Lead |
WPA Theater, NY |
Special Skills | ||
Accents |
West Indian, Puerto Rican, South African |
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Accents (continued) |
Southern, British, Irish, French |
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Singer |
Alto |
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Dancer |
Jazz |
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Hypnotherapist |
Certified |
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Motivational Speaker |
TEDx |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'7" |
Weight: 145 lbs |
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Certified Hypnotist, Aerobics, Bowling, Yoga, Comedian, Ear Prompter, Host, Improvisation, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Alto, Voiceover, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, Jamaican Accent, Puerto Rican Accent, West Indian Accent
Before SCANDAL's Olivia Pope and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER's Annelise Keating, Mariann Aalda blazed the trail for Black female professional characters on television as attorney DIDi Bannister on the ABC soap opera, EDGE OF NIGHT, becoming one of the first African-American soap opera heroines. Today, with her solo show and TEDx Talk, she's blazing a new trail: changing the narrative on older women, for which she has been recognized by AARP as an Age Disruptor.