Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 2, 1963
Place of Birth:
Orange, New Jersey, USA
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A.J. Johnson
Biography
Adrienne-Joi Akua Okyerebea Johnson (born January 2, 1963), also known as AJ Johnson, is an American actress, life/wellness coach, fitness trainer, dancer, choreographer, and model. She graduated with honors in 1985 from Spelman College in Atlanta and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Acting since 1987, she has made many guest appearances on sitcoms, television dramas and music videos; she also has numerous roles in feature films and TV movies, including House Party and Baby Boy.
She has appeared in A Different World, In the Heat of the Night, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Amen, Chicago Hope, The Jamie Foxx Show, and Touched by an Angel. She has also appeared in television movies such as A Mother's Courage: the Mary Thomas Story (1989), Clippers (1991), Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992), Love, Lies & Lullabies (1993), and The Beast (1996). She had a major role on the TV show Sirens.
Johnson has also appeared in theatrical releases and independent films such as School Daze (1988), House Party (1990), Double Trouble (1992), Sister Act (1992), The Inkwell (1994), High Freakquency (1998), Two Shades of Blue (2000), Tara (2001), Baby Boy (2001), and Skin Deep (2003).
She hosts as the life coach on TV One's show Life Therapy and on VH1's Couples Retreat, where she helps America’s most dysfunctional reality show couples. She has also been on the reality show Love & Hip Hop: Miami.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story | Cynthia Curry |
| 2023 | Whatever It Takes | Alafia |
| 2020 | Holiday Heartbreak | Joyce |
| 2019 | Sins of the Father | Detective Phylicia Richardson |
| 2018 | Come Sunday | Lady Bishop |
| 2005 | Baggin' | |
| 2003 | Skin Deep | Sarah |
| 2002 | It's Black Entertainment | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Juanita |
| 2001 | Hood Rat | Nina |
| 1999 | Two Shades of Blue | Lisa |
| 1998 | High Freakquency | Venom |
| 1996 | The Beast | Nell Newcombe |
| 1994 | The Inkwell | Heather Lee |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Lewanda |
| 1992 | Double Trouble | Danitra |
| 1991 | Dying Young | Shauna |
| 1990 | House Party | Sharane |
| 1988 | School Daze | Cecilia |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Legacy | Gloria |
| 2021 | MTV Couples Retreat | Self - Life Coach |
| 2021 | Life Therapy | (Life Coach) |
| 2017 | The Jellies | Debbie Jelly |
| 1996 | The Beast | Nell Newcombe |
| 1995 | JAG | Lt. Gold |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Yvette Lakes |
| 1993 | Sirens | Lynn Stanton |
| 1990 | New Attitude | Tanya |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Christina Johnson |
| 1987 | A Different World | Girl |