Ariyan A. Johnson
April 30, 1976 (48 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Ariyan Annette Johnson (born April 30, 1971) is an American a dancer, actress, choreographer, and director. She took classes at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, majoring in film and dance. She also spent time at Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance and 92nd St. Y Harkness Dance Center, as well as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Her breakout film role of Chantel Mitchell in Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She has acted in other films such as Bulworth and The General's Daughter and numerous TV shows, including ER, Law & Order, The Steve Harvey Show, JAG, L.A. Doctors and Static Shock.
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- 2000 ยทStatic Shockas Tamara (voice)
- 2000 ยทStrong Medicineas
- 1999 ยทThe General's Daughteras PFC Robbins
- 1998 ยทBulworthas Tanya
- 1996 ยทThe Steve Harvey Showas Aisha
- 1993 ยทJust Another Girl on the I.R.T.as Chantel Mitchell
- 1990 ยทLaw & Orderas Angela McDermott