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Home/People/A.J. Johnson
A.J. Johnson profile photo
Born
Jan 2, 1963
Age 63
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

19
Movies
14
TV Shows
Also Known As
Adrienne-Joi Johnson
AJ Johnson
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

A.J. Johnson

Acting

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.
Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story poster

Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story

as Cynthia Curry
2025
Whatever It Takes poster

Whatever It Takes

as Alafia
2023
Holiday Heartbreak poster

Holiday Heartbreak

as Joyce
2020
Sins of the Father poster

Sins of the Father

as Detective Phylicia Richardson
2019
Come Sunday poster

Come Sunday

as Lady Bishop
2018
Baggin' poster

Baggin'

Cast
2005
Skin Deep poster

Skin Deep

as Sarah
2003
It's Black Entertainment poster

It's Black Entertainment

as Self (archive footage)
2002
Baby Boy poster

Baby Boy

as Juanita
2001
Hood Rat poster

Hood Rat

as Nina
2001
Two Shades of Blue poster

Two Shades of Blue

as Lisa
1999
High Freakquency poster

High Freakquency

as Venom
1998
The Beast poster

The Beast

as Nell Newcombe
1996
The Inkwell poster

The Inkwell

as Heather Lee
1994
Sister Act poster

Sister Act

as Lewanda
1992
Double Trouble poster

Double Trouble

as Danitra
1992
Dying Young poster

Dying Young

as Shauna
1991
House Party poster

House Party

as Sharane
1990
School Daze poster

School Daze

as Cecilia
1988