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Ajiona Alexus

Acting

Biography

Ajiona Alexus Brown (born March 16, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She began her career starring in the TV One sitcom The Rickey Smiley Show (2012–2014), and later played Teenage Cookie Lyon in the Fox musical drama series, Empire (2016–2019). She starred in the Netflix teen drama series, 13 Reasons Why (2017–2018), the Hulu supernatural thriller, Light as a Feather (2018–2019), and the starz crime drama, BMF (2021). Alexus also starred in films Something Like Summer (2017), Acrimony (2018),Breaking In (2018), Mary J. Blige's Real Love and Strength of a Woman (2023)

Born: March 16, 1996

Place of Birth: Tuskegee, Alabama, USA

Known For

Filmography

2023
2023
Real Love

as Kendra

2022
Sons 2 the Grave

as Shawna Wilson

2021
BMF

as Kato

2018
Light as a Feather

as Candace Preston

2018
Breaking In

as Jasmine Russell

2018
Acrimony

as Young Melinda

2018
Family Blood

as Meegan

2017
2017
13 Reasons Why

as Sheri Holland

2017
Something Like Summer

as Allison Cross

2016
Bad Girl

as Ruth Quinn Robinson

2015
Code Black

as Keesha Platt

2015
My First Love

as Noelle

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Marissa McKay

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter