MARIANN AALDA
- AEA,
- SAG-AFTRA
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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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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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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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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: #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 |
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The Bay |
Recurring Guest Star |
Peacock |
Ben & Tony (Pilot) |
Starring |
Sitcom Pilot - Audubon Ent. |
Gumbo |
Lead |
AMC-ALLBLK |
Talk To Me, Ginger! |
Lead |
Web |
The Blacklist |
Guest-Star |
NBC |
Designing Women |
Recurring Guest Star |
CBS |
Edge of Night |
Series Regular |
ABC |
Sunset Beach |
Recurring Guest Star |
NBC |
The Royal Family |
Series Reglar |
CBS |
Guiding Light |
Recurring Guest Star |
CBS |
First & 10 |
Recurring Regular |
HBO |
The Parkers |
Guest-Star |
UPN |
All of Us |
Guest-Star |
CW |
Kenan & Kel |
Guest-Star |
Nickelodeon |
Chicago Hope |
Co-Star |
CBS |
The Wayans Brothers |
Guest-Star |
WB |
Sparks |
Guest-Star |
UPN |
Grace Under Fire |
Co-Star |
ABC |
Family Matters |
Guest-Star |
ABC |
Models, Inc. |
Guest-Star |
FOX |
O.J.Simpson Story |
Featured/MOW |
FOX |
The Robert Guillaume Show |
Guest-Star |
ABC |
What's Happening Now |
Guest-Star |
ABC |
Hooperman |
Guest-Star |
ABC |
The Last Precinct |
Guest-Star |
NBC |
Melba |
Guest-Star |
CBS |
Love, Sydney |
Guest-Star |
CBS |
Rage of Angels |
Featured/MOW |
ABC |
One Life toLive |
Recurring Guest Star |
ABC |
Gumbo |
Lead |
AMC ALLBLK |
Class Act |
Co-Star |
Randall Miller/WB |
Betrayal of Duty |
Lead |
Naccer Okko/Ind. |
Nobody's Perfect |
Co-Star |
Robert Kaylor/Ind. |
Beaches |
Featured |
Garry Marshall/Disney |
Pretty Woman |
Featured |
Garry Marshall/Disney |
The Wiz |
Featured |
Sidney Lumet/Universal |
HOST -- TV & Radio | ||
Designs for Living |
Series Co-Host |
USA |
NOW! |
Series Reporter |
WNBC-TV, NY |
March of Dimes Telethom |
Co- Host |
KTTV-CT |
The Home Team |
Recurring Comedy Guest |
KJLH Radio |
Good for Life |
Comedy Guest |
KPFK Radio |
The Jazz Show |
Comedy Guest |
KPFK Radio |
TMI |
Comedy Guest |
XM Radio |
Comedy & Improv | ||
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 |
The Edge of Nightclub |
Writet-Performer |
Comedy Review, Caroline's |
THEATER | ||
Occupy Your Vagina! |
Writer Performer |
Dixon Place, NYC, NOLA Fringe |
"MOIST!" |
Writer-Performer |
National Black Theater Fest. |
Forgotten Treasures |
Clara Dunbar |
Ricardo Montalban Theater |
Hot Snow |
Valaida Snow |
Circle Rep, Downtown, NYC |
A Piece of my Heart |
Ensemble |
Venture West Theater |
Diamonds & Pearls |
Pearl |
West Coast Ensemble |
The Female Odd Couple |
Renne |
La Mirada Civic Theater |
Take It From the Top |
Angelina |
New Federal Theater, NY |
Mr. LaForgue |
Latanya |
The Public Theater, NY |
Welfare |
Sonia |
Ensemble Studio Theater, NY |
Ms. Liberty, USA |
Ms. Liberty |
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
One of the first African-American soap opera heroines as DIDi Bannister on ABC’s EDGE OF NIGHT. OJ Simpson’s wife for 3 season’s on HBO’s FIRST & 10. Series regular on CBS’ THE ROYAL FAMILY with Redd Foxx & Della Reese. Known for recurring on CBS’ DESIGNING WOMEN as Lita Ford, Anthony’s buppie girlfriend and as Sherman Hemsley’s stripper gf on ABC’s FAMILY MATTERS. Standup, Sketch & Improv comic. Solo show, GETTIN’ OLD IS A BITCH…BUT I’M GONNA WRESTLE THAT BITCH TO THE GROUND! More at: AgeingShamelessly.com.