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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1963-01-02 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Orange, New Jersey, USA

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

2025

2023

Legacy as Gloria

2021

MTV Couples Retreat as Self - Life Coach
Life Therapy as (Life Coach)

2020

2019

Sins of the Father as Detective Phylicia Richardson

2018

Come Sunday as Lady Bishop

2017

The Jellies as Debbie Jelly

2005

2003

Skin Deep as Sarah

2002

It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage)

2001

Baby Boy as Juanita
Hood Rat as Nina

1999

1998

1996

The Beast as Nell Newcombe
The Beast as Nell Newcombe

1995

JAG as Lt. Gold

1994

The Inkwell as Heather Lee
Touched by an Angel as Yvette Lakes

1993

Sirens as Lynn Stanton

1992

Sister Act as Lewanda
Double Trouble as Danitra

1991

Dying Young as Shauna

1990

House Party as Sharane
New Attitude as Tanya
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Christina Johnson

1988

School Daze as Cecilia

1987

Crew

1990

House Party as Choreographer