Mariann Aalda
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Mariann Aalda | |
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| Born | May 7, 1948 United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
Mariann Aalda (born May 7, 1948) is an American television, stage, film actress, performance artist, and stand-up comic.
Career
She is best known for her work in television as DiDi Bannister-Stoner on ABC's The Edge of Night[1] from 1981 until the show's cancellation in 1984. For many years before that she was a writer-performer with the sketch comedy troupe Off Center Theatre in New York.[2] Later, she appeared on the CBS show Guiding Light. She also had regular roles on the CBS sitcom The Royal Family, as the daughter of Redd Foxx and Della Reese,[3] and the HBO series 1st & Ten, as the wife of O.J. Simpson's character.
Aalda also achieved notoriety recurring on the CBS sitcom, Designing Women, as Anthony's yuppie-from-hell girlfriend, Lita Ford, and on the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach as the tragically disfigured Lena Hart. Additionally, she co-hosted the lifestyle show Designs for Living on the USA Network and was a reporter for the magazine show NOW! on WNBC in New York. Her numerous guest-star roles are mostly sitcom.
Aalda has also appeared in movies, co-starring in the urban cult film Class Act as rapper Kid's clueless mom, and as Coach Harrison in Nobody's Perfect. She was also a featured player in Beaches and Pretty Woman, directed by Garry Marshall.
Film and television credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Wiz | Guest at Aunt Emma's Party | |
| 1988 | Beaches | Ticket Seller | Alternative title: Forever Friends |
| 1989 | Nobody's Perfect | Coach Harrison | |
| 1990 | Pretty Woman | Saleswoman | |
| 1992 | Class Act | Duncan's Mom |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1984 | The Edge of Night | Didi Bannister Stoner | Unknown episodes |
| 1985 | What's Happening Now!! | Theresa | 1 episode |
| 1986 | The Last Precinct | Angela Beauchamp | 1 episode |
| 1986–1987 | 1st & Ten | Ellen | Unknown episodes |
| 1988 | Hooperman | 1 episode | |
| 1989 | Designing Women | Lita Ford | Episode: "The Girlfriend" |
| 1990–1991 | Guiding Light | Grace Battles | Unknown episodes |
| 1991–1992 | The Royal Family | Elizabeth Royal Winston | 15 episodes |
| 1994 | Models Inc. | Janet Johnson | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Family Matters | Lois | Episode: "Midterm Crisis" |
| 1995 | The O.J. Simpson Story | Eunice Simpson | Television movie |
| 1996 | Grace Under Fire | Student | 1 episode |
| 1998 | The Wayans Bros. | Casting director | Episode: "Help a Brother Out" |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Woman | Episode: "The Other Cheek" |
| 1999 | Sunset Beach | Lena Hart | 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Veronica's Closet | Brian's Mother | Episode: "Veronica Checks Out" |
| 2003 | The Parkers | Hanna Foster | Episode: "Join the Club" |
| 2006 | All of Us | Muriel | Episode: "He's Gotta Have It" |
References
- ^ "71-Year Old Black Actress Who Made Soap Opera History in the 1980's Refuses to Retire". Blacknews.com. January 23, 2020. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Clodfelter, Tim. "Getting old is tough. Actress uses humor to talk about the ups and downs of aging". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (April 8, 1992). "Mom Adds a Daughter, and a Show Goes On". The New York Times. p. C 24. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via ProQuest.
