
A.J. Johnson
Born 1963-01-02 in Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
Movies and TV shows

JAG
1995

Chicago Hope
1994

Touched by an Angel
1994

A Different World
1987

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996

Sister Act
1992

House Party
1990

Dying Young
1991

Day by Day
1988

Baby Boy
2001

Sirens
1993

The Beast
1996

School Daze
1988

The Jellies
2017

MTV Couples Retreat
2021

Double Trouble
1992

New Attitude
1990

Come Sunday
2018

Legacy
2023

Life Therapy
2021

Hood Rat
2001

It's Black Entertainment
2002

The Inkwell
1994

Two Shades of Blue
2000

Skin Deep
2003

The Beast
1996

High Freakquency
1998

Baggin'
2005

Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
2025