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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as Cynthia Curry
2023
as Alafia
2023
as Gloria
2021
as Self - Life Coach
2020
as Joyce
2019
as Detective Phylicia Richardson
2018
as Lady Bishop
2017
as Debbie Jelly
2005
2003
as Sarah
2002
as Self (archive footage)
2001
as Juanita
2001
as Nina
1999
as Lisa
1998
as Venom
1996
as Nell Newcombe
1996
as Nell Newcombe
1995
as Lt. Gold
1994
as Yvette Lakes
1994
as Heather Lee
1993
as Lynn Stanton
1992
as Lewanda
1992
as Danitra
1991
as Shauna
1990
as Christina Johnson
1990
as Tanya
1990
as Sharane
1988
as Cecilia
1987
as Girl