Adrienne-Joi Johnson
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| Adrienne-Joi Johnson | |
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| Born | September 3, 1963 Newark, New Jersey |
Adrienne-Joi Johnson (born September 3, 1963), sometimes credited as A.J. Johnson, is an American actress and dancer. She has made many guest appearances on sitcoms and TV dramas; she also has numerous supporting roles in many movies. She has been acting since 1988. Johnson has a wide range of roles, from a teenager in House Party, to the mother of a twenty-something in Baby Boy.
[edit] Biography
Johnson was born in Newark, New Jersey. Johnson graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in NJ in 1981. She graduated magna cum laude from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, where she earned a degree in psychology and was initiated as a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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 TV 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).
In addition to being an actress and dancer, Johnson is also a fitness trainer and was the host of the VH1 reality fitness competition From Flab to Fab.
