Ariyan A. Johnson

Ariyan A. Johnson

Birth : 1976-04-30, Brooklyn, New York, USA

History

Ariyan Annette Johnson, a dancer, actress, choreographer and director, was born April 30, 1976, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. This daughter of artistic parents took classes at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, majoring in film and dance. Johnson 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.

Profile

Ariyan A. Johnson

Movies

Bulworth
Bulworth
Tanya
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
Chantel Mitchell
Chantel Mitchell, a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to become "just another girl on the IRT" (the IRT is one of NYC's subway lines). She dreams of medical school, a family, and an escape from the generational poverty and street-corner life her friends seem to have accepted as their lot. But personal and sexual challenges confront Chantel on her way to fulfilling these dreams.