Adrienne-Joi Johnson

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Adrienne-Joi Johnson
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Johnson in 2020
Born (1963-01-02) January 2, 1963 (age 62)
Other namesA. J. Johnson
Alma materSpelman College
Occupations
Years active1987present
Website www.theajzone.com

Adrienne-Joi Johnson (born January 2, 1963), [1] also known as A. J. Johnson, is an American actress, choreographer, fitness trainer, and life coach. Acting since 1987, Johnson has made many guest appearances on sitcoms, television dramas and music videos; she also has numerous supporting roles in films, including House Party and Baby Boy .

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Early life and education

Raised in Fair Haven, New Jersey, Johnson graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 1981. [2] She graduated with honors in 1985 from Spelman College in Atlanta. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. [3] [4]

Career

She has appeared in A Different World , In the Heat of the Night , The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , Amen , the short-lived Sirens , 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).

Johnson has 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).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 School Daze Cecilia
1989A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas StoryRuby ThomasTV movie
1990 House Party Sharane
1991ClippersReneeTV movie
Dying Young Shauna
1992Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry StoryCynthiaTV movie
Double Trouble Danitra
Sister Act Lewanda
1993Love, Lies & Lullabies-TV movie
1994 The Inkwell Heather Lee
1998 High Freakquency D.J. Venom
1999Two Shades of BlueLisa
2001 Tara NinaVideo
Baby Boy Juanita
2003 Black Listed Mild CatVideo
Skin DeepSarah
2019Sins of the FatherDetective Phylicia RichardsonTV movie
2020Holiday HeartbreakJoyceTV movie
2023 Whatever It Takes AlafiaTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 A Different World Girl #3Episode: "Mr. Hillman"
1989 In the Heat of the Night Shawna HughesEpisode: "These Things Take Time"
Day by Day FrancesEpisode: "Foul Play"
CBS Summer Playhouse AnnieEpisode: "Coming to America"
1990 New Attitude TanyaEpisode: "The Case of the Missing Toupee"
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Christina JohnsonEpisode: "Def Poet's Society"
1st & Ten LorettaEpisode: "The Squeeze"
1991 Amen CourteneyEpisode: "My Fair Homeboy"
1993–95 Sirens Officer Lynn StantonMain Cast
1995 The Preston Episodes MarilynEpisode: "David's First Date Episode"
1996The BeastNell NewcombeEpisode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2"
Chicago Hope Trish CookEpisode: "Liver Let Die"
1997 The Jamie Foxx Show JanineEpisode: "I Do, I Didn't"
1999 JAG Lt. GoldEpisode: "The Return"
2000 Cover Me DoloresEpisode: "Our Mr. Brooks" & "Turtle Soup"
2001 Touched by an Angel Yvette LakesEpisode: "Angels Anonymous"
2004Flab to FabHerself/HostMain Host
2008 Baisden After Dark HerselfEpisode: "Episode #2.2"
2010K-Ci & JoJo: Come CleanHerself/Life CoachEpisode: "Freakin' You"
2011Life AfterHerselfEpisode: "AJ Johnson"
2012 Unsung HerselfEpisode: "Atlantic Starr"
2013ExhaleHerselfEpisode: "Health & Wellness"
2014 Lindsay Herself/Life CoachRecurring Cast
2015 Unsung Hollywood HerselfEpisode: "Baby Boy"
Unsung HerselfEpisode: "Kid 'n Play"
2016 Family Time TracyEpisode: "The Things We Do for Love"
2017–19 The Jellies! Debbie Jelly (voice)Main Cast
2019UncensoredHerselfEpisode: "Tisha Campbell"
2020Stuck with YouStephanieRecurring Cast: Season 1
Love & Hip Hop: Miami HerselfEpisode: "Full Circle"
2021Hollywood HomecomingHerselfEpisode: "House Party"
Life TherapyHerself/HostMain Host
2023LegacyGloriaMain Cast
Act Your AgeCelineEpisode: "Body of Work"

Music videos

YearSongArtist
1987"Criticize" Alexander O'Neal
1988"Just Coolin'" LeVert

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
1990 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion PictureA Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas StoryWon
1991 Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female in a comedy-drama film House Party Nominated
2002 Black Reel Awards Theatrical- Best Supporting actress in a Motion Picture Baby Boy Nominated

References

  1. "This Is 54: 10 Times Birthday Girl AJ Johnson Gave Us All The Health & Wellness Goals". MadameNoire. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  2. Strauss, Robert. "If Sirens is a hit, Adrienne-Joi Johnson will be house-hunting; Former Fair Haven resident has her eye on a little house In the Hollywood Hills so she Is hoping her new series, which is premlering Wednesday, will be a hit.", Asbury Park Press , March 8, 1993. Accessed February 29, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "The show the 1981 graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School wants you glued to for the next 13 weeks is Sirens (premiering at 10 p.m. Wednesday on Channels 6 and 7); in which she plays one of three rookie female cops doing their best to de-macho the Pittsburgh Police Department."
  3. "AJ Johnson Talks To MADAMENOIRE About 'Life Therapy' And Why It's A Good Look". MadameNoire. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  4. Schmidhausler, Gretchen (February 21, 1989). "Fair Haven native has dramatic debut on TV tonight". Asbury Park Press. p. 19.