Adrienne-Joi Johnson (born January 2, 1963), also known as A. J. Johnson, is an American actress,

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, and

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. 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 ''

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'' and '' Baby Boy''.

Early life and education

Raised in

Fair Haven, New Jersey Fair Haven is a Borough (New Jersey), borough situated in the Jersey Shore region within Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. Fair Haven is located on the Rumson penin ...

, Johnson graduated from

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (often abbreviated RFH) is a regional, four-year comprehensive high school, comprehensive state school, public Secondary education in the United States, high school and school district, serving studen ...

in 1981. She graduated with honors in 1985 from

Spelman College Spelman College is a Private college, private, Historically black colleges and universities, historically black, Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia ...

in Atlanta. She is a member of

Delta Sigma Theta Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. () is a List of African-American fraternities, historically African American Fraternities and sororities, sorority. The organization was founded by college-educated women dedicated to public service with an emp ...

sorority.

Career

She has appeared in ''

A Different World ''A Different World'' is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of '' The Cosby Show''. It aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987, to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable ( Lisa Bonet) an ...

'', '' In the Heat of the Night'', ''

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart ...

'', ''

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'', the short-lived ''

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'', ''

Chicago Hope ''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series created by David E. Kelley, that originally aired for six seasons on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000, with a total of 141 episodes. The series is set in a fictional pr ...

'', ''

The Jamie Foxx Show ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Jamie Foxx and Bentley Kyle Evans for The WB. It premiered on August 28, 1996, and ended on January 14, 2001, with a total of 100 episodes over the course of five seasons. A ...

'', and ''

Touched by an Angel ''Touched by an Angel'' is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Ma ...

''. 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 ''School Daze'' is a 1988 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee and starring Lee along with Laurence Fishburne (credited as Larry Fishburne), Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell. Released on February 12, 19 ...

'' (1988), ''

'' (1990), ''Double Trouble'' (1992), ''

Sister Act ''Sister Act'' is a 1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (billed as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to hide in a convent after being placed in a witn ...

'' (1992), ''

The Inkwell ''The Inkwell'' is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Matty Rich. The film stars Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglass, Glynn Turman, Jada Pinkett and Vanessa Bell Calloway. Plot Set in the summer of 1976, the film follo ...

'' (1994), ''

High Freakquency ''High Freakquency'' is a 1998 comedy directed by Tony Singletary about life at an urban radio station. The film's tagline is ''Where Comedy Is In Heavy Rotation''. Synopsis 24-7 Radio finds itself at the top of the charts, yet all is not well ...

'' (1998), ''Two Shades of Blue'' (2000), '' Tara'' (2001), '' Baby Boy'' (2001), and ''Skin Deep'' (2003).

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Talk with Audrey interview with AJ Johnson 2011. AJ shares her thoughts on moving and dieting.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Adrienne-Joi Living people American exercise instructors American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from New Jersey Spelman College alumni Delta Sigma Theta members African-American actresses People from Fair Haven, New Jersey Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School alumni 1963 births Actors from Orange, New Jersey Actors from Monmouth County, New Jersey