A.J. Johnson
Born: 1963-01-02 in Orange, New Jersey, USA
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story as Cynthia Curry
2023
- Legacy as Gloria
- Whatever It Takes as Alafia
2021
- MTV Couples Retreat as Self - Life Coach
- Life Therapy as (Life Coach)
2020
- Holiday Heartbreak as Joyce
2019
- Sins of the Father as Detective Phylicia Richardson
2018
- Come Sunday as Lady Bishop
2017
- The Jellies as Debbie Jelly
2005
2003
- Skin Deep as Sarah
2002
- It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage)
2000
- Two Shades of Blue as Lisa
1998
- High Freakquency as Venom
1996
- The Jamie Foxx Show as Janine
- The Beast as Nell Newcombe
- The Beast as Nell Newcombe
1995
- JAG as Gold
1994
- Chicago Hope as Trish Cook
- Touched by an Angel as Yvette Lakes
- The Inkwell as Heather Lee
1993
- Sirens as Lynn Stanton
1992
- Sister Act as Lewanda
- Double Trouble as Danitra
1991
- Dying Young as Shauna
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Christina Johnson
- House Party as Sharane
- New Attitude as Tanya
1988
- Day by Day as Frances
- School Daze as Cecilia
1987
- A Different World as Girl