Acting credits
33
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
A.J. Johnson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 19Series: 14Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 88186
IMDb ID: nm0424458
Known for: Acting
Born: January 2, 1963
Age: 63
Place of birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1987 - 2025
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.64
Wikidata: Q11835646
Also known as
Adrienne-Joi Johnson • AJ Johnson
Other jobs
Choreographer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with A.J. Johnson.
7.0
Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
as Cynthia Curry
2025 Movie
7.3
Whatever It Takes
as Alafia
2023 Movie
5.0
Holiday Heartbreak
as Joyce
2020 Movie
Sins of the Father
as Detective Phylicia Richardson
2019 Movie
5.8
Come Sunday
as Lady Bishop
2018 Movie
Baggin'
2005 Movie
3.0
Skin Deep
as Sarah
2003 Movie
8.0
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002 Movie
7.1
Baby Boy
as Juanita
2001 Movie
5.0
Hood Rat
as Nina
2001 Movie
2.7
Two Shades of Blue
as Lisa
1999 Movie
High Freakquency
as Venom
1998 Movie
5.7
The Beast
as Nell Newcombe
1996 Movie
5.3
The Inkwell
as Heather Lee
1994 Movie
6.8
Sister Act
as Lewanda
1992 Movie
4.7
Double Trouble
as Danitra
1992 Movie
6.7
Dying Young
as Shauna
1991 Movie
6.4
House Party
as Sharane
1990 Movie
5.7
School Daze
as Cecilia
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with A.J. Johnson.
5.0
Legacy
as Gloria • 3 eps
2023 Series
7.0
Life Therapy
as (Life Coach) • 18 eps
2021 Series
7.6
MTV Couples Retreat
as Self - Life Coach • 24 eps
2021 Series
5.4
The Jellies
as Debbie Jelly • 20 eps
2017 Series
6.9
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Janine • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.3
The Beast
as Nell Newcombe • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.3
JAG
as Lt. Gold • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Yvette Lakes • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
as Trish Cook • 1 eps
1994 Series
5.5
Sirens
as Lynn Stanton • 35 eps
1993 Series
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Christina Johnson • 1 eps
1990 Series
10.0
New Attitude
as Tanya • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.0
Day by Day
as Frances • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.0
A Different World
as Girl • 1 eps
1987 Series