
Acting
A.J. Johnson
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

Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
Film · 2025

Whatever It Takes
Film · 2023

Legacy
Series · 2023

MTV Couples Retreat
Series · 2021

Life Therapy
Series · 2021

Holiday Heartbreak
Film · 2020

Sins of the Father
Film · 2019

Come Sunday
Film · 2018

The Jellies
Series · 2017

Baggin'
Film · 2005

Skin Deep
Film · 2003

It's Black Entertainment
Film · 2002

Baby Boy
Film · 2001

Hood Rat
Film · 2001

Two Shades of Blue
Film · 2000

High Freakquency
Film · 1998

The Beast
Film · 1996

The Beast
Series · 1996

The Jamie Foxx Show
Series · 1996

JAG
Series · 1995

The Inkwell
Film · 1994

Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994

Chicago Hope
Series · 1994

Sirens
Series · 1993

Sister Act
Film · 1992

Double Trouble
Film · 1992

Dying Young
Film · 1991

House Party
Film · 1990

New Attitude
Series · 1990

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Series · 1990

School Daze
Film · 1988

Day by Day
Series · 1988

A Different World
Series · 1987