A.J. Johnson

63, from Orange, New Jersey, USA

Artwork for Sister ActImage of 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.

Timeline

2025Aged 62

  • Poster for Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story

    Cynthia Curry

2023Aged 60

  • Poster for Whatever It Takes

    Alafia

2020Aged 57

  • Poster for Holiday Heartbreak

    Joyce

2019Aged 56

  • Poster for Sins of the Father

    Detective Phylicia Richardson

2018Aged 55

  • Poster for Come Sunday

    Lady Bishop

2005Aged 42

  • Poster for Baggin'

    (Unknown)

2003Aged 40

  • Poster for Skin Deep

    Sarah

2002Aged 39

  • Poster for It's Black Entertainment

    Self (archive footage)

2001Aged 38

  • Poster for Hood Rat

    Nina

  • Poster for Baby Boy

    Juanita

2000Aged 37

  • Poster for Two Shades of Blue

    Lisa

1998Aged 35

  • Poster for High Freakquency

    Venom

1996Aged 33

  • Poster for The Beast

    Nell Newcombe

1994Aged 31

  • Poster for The Inkwell

    Heather Lee

1992Aged 29

  • Poster for Double Trouble

    Danitra

  • Poster for Sister Act

    Lewanda

1991Aged 28

  • Poster for Dying Young

    Shauna

1990Aged 27

  • Poster for House Party

    Sharane

1988Aged 25

  • Poster for School Daze

    Cecilia