
A.J. Johnson
Department: Acting
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

Dying Young
1991

Baby Boy
2001

House Party
1990

Hood Rat
2001

The Inkwell
1994

Two Shades of Blue
1999

Skin Deep
2003

Sister Act
1992

The Beast
1996

Whatever It Takes
2023

Double Trouble
1992

High Freakquency
1998

Baggin'
2005

Come Sunday
2018

It's Black Entertainment
2002

Sins of the Father
2019

School Daze
1988

Holiday Heartbreak
2020

Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
2025

JAG
1995

Sirens
1993

Legacy
2023

New Attitude
1990

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990

The Beast
1996

The Jellies
2017

MTV Couples Retreat
2021

Life Therapy
2021

Touched by an Angel
1994

A Different World
1987

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996

Chicago Hope
1994

Day by Day
1988