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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Dying Young
as Shauna
1991

Baby Boy
as Juanita
2001

House Party
as Sharane
1990

Hood Rat
as Nina
2001

The Inkwell
as Heather Lee
1994

Two Shades of Blue
as Lisa
2000

Skin Deep
as Sarah
2003

Sister Act
as Lewanda
1992

The Beast
as Nell Newcombe
1996

Whatever It Takes
as Alafia
2023

Double Trouble
as Danitra
1992

High Freakquency
as Venom
1998

Baggin'
2005

Come Sunday
as Lady Bishop
2018

It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002

Sins of the Father
as Detective Phylicia Richardson
2019

School Daze
as Cecilia
1988

Holiday Heartbreak
as Joyce
2020

Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
as Cynthia Curry
2025
TV Appearances

JAG
as Lt. Gold
1995

Sirens
as Lynn Stanton
1993

Legacy
as Gloria
2023

New Attitude
as Tanya
1990

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Christina Johnson
1990

The Beast
as Nell Newcombe
1996

The Jellies
as Debbie Jelly
2017

MTV Couples Retreat
as Self - Life Coach
2021

Life Therapy
as (Life Coach)
2021

Touched by an Angel
as Yvette Lakes
1994

A Different World
as Girl
1987

The Jamie Foxx Show
as Janine
1996
