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Beverly Johnson

Beverly Ann Johnson is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first African-American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974. In 1975, Johnson became the first black woman to appear on the cover of the French edition of Elle. In 2012, Johnson was the star of the reality series Beverly's Full House that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).


Aliases
  • Beverly Ann Johnson
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Crossroads

2002
as Kit's Mom

True Vengeance

1997
as Lt. Kada Wilson

Ashanti

1979
as Dr. Anansa Linderby

College Queen

1946
as Campus Co-Ed

Crossworlds

1996
as The Queen

South Pacific

1958
as Nurse at Nurses' Beach

The Sky Is Gray

1980
as John Lee's Mother

Down 'n Dirty

2001
as Sandra Collins

Producer

Movie Swim Team 1979
Movie Love and the Midnight Auto Supply 1977

Guest Star

Episode 3rd Rock from the Sun
36! 24! 36! Dick! (1)
1998
Episode Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The House of Luthor
1994
Episode Law & Order
Black Tie
1993
Episode 3rd Rock from the Sun
36! 24! 36! Dick! (2)
1998
Episode RuPaul's Drag U
Bringing Sexy Back
2011
Episode E! True Hollywood Story
Margaux Hemingway
1970
Episode Red Shoe Diaries
The Forbidden Zone
1997
Episode The Wayans Bros.
I'm Too Sexy for My Brother
1995
Episode The Parent 'Hood
I'm O'Tay, You're O-Tay
1996
Episode Today
July 8, 2015
2015
Episode Law & Order
Consultation
1992
Episode Today
December 12, 2014
2014
Episode Girlfriends
Leggo My Ego
2004
Episode Sabrina, The Teenage Witch
As Westbridge Turns
1997
Episode Shades of L.A.
The Wrong Man
1990
Episode Martin
Blackboard Jungle Fever
1993
Episode Hunter
This is My Gun
1990
Episode America's Next Top Model
The Girl with the Worst Photo in History
2005
Episode Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Barbarians at the Planet
1994