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.
Filmography
Dying Young
as Shauna 1991
Baby Boy
as Juanita 2001
House Party
as Sharane 1990
School Daze
as Cecilia 1988
Come Sunday
as Lady Bishop 2018
Double Trouble
as Danitra 1992
The Inkwell
as Heather Lee 1994
Hood Rat
as Nina 2001
Two Shades of Blue
as Lisa 1999
Skin Deep
as Sarah 2003
The Beast
as Nell Newcombe 1996
Whatever It Takes
as Alafia 2023
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage) 2002
Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
as Cynthia Curry 2025
Holiday Heartbreak
as Joyce 2020
High Freakquency
as Venom 1998