Beverly Johnson

Beverly Johnson has built an incredible presence on the big screen throughout her acting career. She also appeared in the TV movie "Crisis in Sun Valley" (1977-78). She appeared in a number of television specials, including "AIDS: Changing the Rules" (1987-88), "Antarctic Odyssey" (1987-88) and "The 1989 Miss USA Pageant" (1988-89). She also took on a few movie roles at the time, appearing in the adventure "Ashanti" (1979) with Michael Caine and the Emilio Estevez action flick " National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1" (1993). She next focused her career on film, appearing in "The Meteor Man" (1993) with Robert Townsend, the Lysette Anthony thriller "A Brilliant Disguise" (1994) and the comedy "How to Be A Player" (1997) with Bill Bellamy. She also appeared in "54" (1998). She spent the nineties through the 2010s tackling film roles in "Crossroads" (2002) with Britney Spears and the Darryl Roberts documentary "America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments" (2011). Johnson also acted in the Tyler Perry drama "Tyler Perry's Good Deeds" (2012). Most recently, she appeared as herself in "Time of Essence" (OWN, 2023), about the evolution of "Essence," a lifestyle magazine specifically created for Black women.