A.J. Johnson
18 movies · 12 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 2, 1963 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Adrienne-Joi Johnson · AJ 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.
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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
A.J. Johnson: movies and TV shows
Acting (30)
- 2025 Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
as Cynthia Curry
- 2023 Whatever It Takes
as Alafia
- 2023
- 2020 Holiday Heartbreak
as Joyce
- 2019 Sins of the Father
as Detective Phylicia Richardson
- 2018 Come Sunday
as Lady Bishop
- 2017
- 2005
- 2003 Skin Deep
as Sarah
- 2001 Baby Boy
as Juanita
- 2001 Hood Rat
as Nina
- 2000 Two Shades of Blue
as Lisa
- 1998 High Freakquency
as Venom
- 1996
- 1996 The Beast
as Nell Newcombe
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 The Inkwell
as Heather Lee
- 1993
- 1992 Sister Act
as Lewanda
- 1992 Double Trouble
as Danitra
- 1991 Dying Young
as Shauna
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990 House Party
as Sharane
- 1988
- 1988 School Daze
as Cecilia
- 1987
Behind the camera (1)
- 1990 House Party
Choreographer
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2021 Life Therapy
18 episodes
- 2021 MTV Couples Retreat
24 episodes
- 2002