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A.J. Johnson
Born: 2nd Jan 1963 Orange, New Jersey, USA
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 33
Film: 19 (58%)
Television: 14 (42%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Adventure, Documentary, TV Movie, Mystery, Animation, Reality, Talk, Soap
Filmography
2025
Based on a powerful true-life story, Detroit native Dwen Curry moves to Oakland, California as a teen in the early 90s and overcomes depression, suici ... view
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Cynthia Curry
2023
Enter the holidays. It's Thanksgiving weekend, snow is falling, Christmas is on the horizon and the promises of the New Year are near. Navigating care ... view
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Alafia
Mar 2023 (first aired)
Follows Guy Simmons, a notorious mobster and the patriarch of the Simmons family, the southern underworld's ruling crime family, as he fights for his ... view
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Gloria (3 ep.)
Nov 2021 (first aired)
AJ Johnson encourages her clients to live their best lives by examining the hard truths that have kept them stuck in unhealthy situations. In collabor ... view
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(Life Coach) (18 ep.)
Apr 2021 (first aired)
Famous couples, aided by life coaches and relationship experts, are ready to open up and have honest, candid conversations about the challenges of int ... view
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Self - Life Coach (24 ep.)
2020
A hopeless romantic is cursed with relationship problems after her chauvinistic father mistreats the wrong woman. ... view
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Joyce
2019
Police unearth a sinful conspiracy when they investigate the murder of a pastor's wife. ... view
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Detective Phylicia Richardson
2018
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell. ... view
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Lady Bishop
Oct 2017 (first aired)
After learning his jellyfish parents adopted him, a teen boy tries to find himself. ... view
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Debbie Jelly (20 ep.)
2005
Get ready for some heavyweight smack-talking with this comedic freestyle competition, where a field of sharp-tongued comedians trade quick-witted verb ... view
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2003
Skin Deep is a psychological thriller about love, sex, race, and betrayal. ... view
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Sarah
2002
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2001
The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitment ... view
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Juanita
2001
Think of it as Willard in the hood, the debut feature from director Leslie Small finds a Isaiah Washington playing a kindly man who turns maniacal wit ... view
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Nina
2000
When she is framed for the murder of her fiancee, Susan Price assumes a new identity to catch his killer. But instead of answers, she becomes embroile ... view
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Lisa
Aug 1996 (first aired)
Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himsel ... view
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Janine (1 ep.)
Apr 1996 (first aired)
Mysterious deaths and unexplained disappearances begin to occur in the small seaport village of Graves Point. When a large, strange claw is discovered ... view
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Nell Newcombe (2 ep.)
1996
Mysterious things happen at the coast of Graves Point: An empty boat lies at the shore, divers vanish. The sea biologist Dr. Talley thinks he knows th ... view
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Nell Newcombe
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of offic ... view
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Lt. Gold (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. ... view
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Yvette Lakes (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The se ... view
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Trish Cook (1 ep.)
1994
The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976. ... view
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Heather Lee
Mar 1993 (first aired)
Sirens focused on the work and lives of three rookie female Pittsburgh Police officers. Officer Sarah Berkezchuk is dealing with her failing marriage, ... view
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Lynn Stanton (35 ep.)
1992
When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a Californ ... view
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Lewanda
1992
Two beefed-up twins operating on opposing sides of the law, team up to stop a nefarious crook in this actioner. Peter Jade is a notoriously arrogant b ... view
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Danitra
1991
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse ... view
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Shauna
Sep 1990 (first aired)
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — ... view
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Christina Johnson (1 ep.)
Aug 1990 (first aired)
New Attitude is an American sitcom that aired on ABC in from August to September 1990. Based on the play Beauty Shop by Shelly Garrett, the series air ... view
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Tanya (1 ep.)
1990
Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out ... view
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Sharane
Feb 1988 (first aired)
Day by Day is an American sitcom starring Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Th ... view
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Frances (1 ep.)
1988
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend. ... view
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Cecilia
Sep 1987 (first aired)
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a f ... view
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Girl (1 ep.)