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Episode: Ageing Shamelessly, Living Fully & Dying with No Regrets, Mariann Aalda
Description: Mariann Aalda was one of the first African-American daytime soap opera heroines, starring as criminal attorney DiDi Bannister on ABC's EDGE OF NIGHT. Today, sheâs âprosecuting ageismâ with her TEDx Talk, AGEISM IS A BULLY...STAND UP TO IT!; solo show, GETTINâ OLD IS A BITCH...BUT IâM GONNA WRESTLE THAT BITCH TO THE GROUND! and as an AARP Age Disruptor. Thanks to syndicated reruns, she is still often recognized as Lita Ford, Anthonyâs yuppie-from-hell girlfriend on CBSâ DESIGNING WOMEN.