This is part 2 of my interview with my dear friend and wonderfully talented actress Mariann Aalda. In this episode, Mariann share’s more stories from her wonderful career, and discusses how her career took a dramatic shift as she got older. It’s a varied and insightful discussion covering topics of aging, the industry, navigating life’s ever-changing landscapes, and doing what we do for the love of it.
About The Guest: Mariann Aalda | Follow my Instagram
In 1981, Mariann Aalda became one of the first African-American daytime soap opera heroines, the feisty, young criminal defense attorney DiDi Bannister on ABC's Edge of Night. But these days she’s prosecuting ageism with a TEDx Talk, a solo show, and as an AARP Age Disruptor.
Her 30-yr TV career highlights also include co-starring opposite Redd Foxx and Della Reese as their daughter, Elizabeth, on the CBS sitcom, The Royal Family; recurring as Lita Ford, Anthony’s yuppie-from-hell girlfriend on CBS’ Designing Women, and co-starring opposite O.J. Simpson as his wife, Ellen for three seasons on the HBO dramedy, First & 10.
But all that came to a screeching halt when Mariann committed the most unpardonable sin a woman can make in Hollywood…she got old.
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