Ariyan A. Johnson

Born: 1976-04-30

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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The General's Daughter

as PFC Robbins
Released: 1999-06-18

When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two...

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Bulworth

as Tanya
Released: 1998-05-15

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the...

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Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

as Chantel Mitchell
Released: 1993-03-19

Chantel Mitchell, a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to...

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Law & Order

as Angela McDermott
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Strong Medicine

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-07-23

The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.

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Static Shock

as Tamara (voice)
First aired: 2000-09-23

The adventures of a teenage superhero who fights crime in Dakota City.

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The Steve Harvey Show

as Aisha
First aired: 1996-08-25

Down on his luck and out of money, former R&B star Steve Hightower lands a music teacher gig at...

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