A.J. Johnson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

30

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

Sister Act
6.8%

Sister Act

May 28, 1992

Dying Young
6.7%

Dying Young

Jun 20, 1991

JAG
7.3%

JAG

Sep 23, 1995

Baby Boy
7.1%

Baby Boy

Jun 27, 2001

House Party
6.4%

House Party

Jan 20, 1990

Touched by an Angel
7.2%

Touched by an Angel

Sep 21, 1994

School Daze
5.8%

School Daze

Feb 12, 1988

The Beast
6.3%

The Beast

Apr 28, 1996

Come Sunday
5.7%

Come Sunday

Jan 21, 2018

A Different World
7.1%

A Different World

Sep 24, 1987

Double Trouble
4.8%

Double Trouble

Feb 14, 1992

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Acting

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Whatever It Takes as Alafia
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Legacy as Gloria
2021
Life Therapy as (Life Coach)
2021
MTV Couples Retreat as Self - 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
Baggin'
2003
Skin Deep as Sarah
2002
It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage)
2001
Baby Boy as Juanita
2001
Hood Rat as Nina
1999
Two Shades of Blue as Lisa
1998
High Freakquency as Venom
1996
The Beast as Nell Newcombe
1996
The Beast as Nell Newcombe
1995
JAG as Lt. Gold
1994
Touched by an Angel as Yvette Lakes
1994
The Inkwell as Heather Lee
1993
Sirens as Lynn Stanton
1992
Sister Act as Lewanda
1992
Double Trouble as Danitra
1991
Dying Young as Shauna
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Christina Johnson
1990
New Attitude as Tanya
1990
House Party as Sharane
1988
School Daze as Cecilia
1987
A Different World as Girl

Crew

1990
House Party as Choreographer
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