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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

31

Gender

Female

Birthday

1963-01-02 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Orange, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Adrienne-Joi Johnson

AJ Johnson

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

Acting

Dying Young

1991

Dying Young

as

Shauna

Baby Boy

2001

Baby Boy

as

Juanita

House Party

1990

House Party

as

Sharane

Hood Rat

2001

Hood Rat

as

Nina

The Inkwell

1994

The Inkwell

as

Heather Lee

Skin Deep

2003

Skin Deep

as

Sarah

Sister Act

1992

Sister Act

as

Lewanda

The Beast

1996

The Beast

as

Nell Newcombe

Whatever It Takes

2023

Whatever It Takes

as

Alafia

Double Trouble

1992

Double Trouble

as

Danitra

High Freakquency

1998

High Freakquency

as

Venom

Baggin'

2005

Baggin'

as

Come Sunday

2018

Come Sunday

as

Lady Bishop

It's Black Entertainment

2002

It's Black Entertainment

as

Self (archive footage)

Sins of the Father

2019

Sins of the Father

as

Detective Phylicia Richardson

School Daze

1988

School Daze

as

Cecilia

JAG

JAG

as

Lt. Gold

Sirens

Sirens

as

Lynn Stanton

Legacy

Legacy

as

Gloria

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as

Christina Johnson

The Beast

The Beast

as

Nell Newcombe

The Jellies

The Jellies

as

Debbie Jelly

MTV Couples Retreat

MTV Couples Retreat

as

Self - Life Coach

Life Therapy

Life Therapy

as

(Life Coach)

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Yvette Lakes

Production

Crew

Directing