
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.
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Acting History
2025
Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story as Cynthia Curry
2023Whatever It Takes as Alafia
2023Legacy as Gloria
2021Life Therapy as (Life Coach)
2021MTV Couples Retreat as Self - Life Coach
2020Holiday Heartbreak as Joyce
2019Sins of the Father as Detective Phylicia Richardson
2018Come Sunday as Lady Bishop
2017The Jellies as Debbie Jelly
2005Baggin'
2003Skin Deep as Sarah
2002It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage)
2001Baby Boy as Juanita
2001Hood Rat as Nina
1999Two Shades of Blue as Lisa
1998High Freakquency as Venom
1996The Jamie Foxx Show as Janine
1996The Beast as Nell Newcombe
1996The Beast as Nell Newcombe
1995JAG as Lt. Gold
1994Touched by an Angel as Yvette Lakes
1994Chicago Hope as Trish Cook
1994The Inkwell as Heather Lee
1993Sirens as Lynn Stanton
1992Sister Act as Lewanda
1992Double Trouble as Danitra
1991Dying Young as Shauna
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Christina Johnson
1990New Attitude as Tanya
1990House Party as Sharane
1988School Daze as Cecilia
1987A Different World as Girl









