Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Ernestine Johnson caught the acting bug at just ten years old and started her career by doing background work. The first set she was ever hired on as a child was a featured extra role on the WB hit show 7th Heaven. She later appeared on Sabrina The Teenaged Witch and The Parent Hood. Continuing to study performing arts in high school, then later majoring in theater at The University of Nevada Las Vegas, Ernestine never shied away from the craft. She landed her first role as an adult in the SONY blockbuster film Think Like Man Too led by super star Kevin Hart. A compelling actress with a diverse look, we've seen her portray multiple characters. Ernestine is a multi-faceted artist also known internationally for her ground breaking spoken word pieces. After performing her original piece, "The Average Black Girl" on the Arsenio Hall show, Ernestine quickly graced the screens of over 60 million viewers word wide.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor and producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Ernestine Johnson's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ernestine Johnson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- Boxed In (2022) · actor · free
- Beyond the Gates (2025) · actor · free
- The Final Play (2024) · producer · free
- The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story (2024) · actor · free
- Think Like a Man Too (2014) · actor · free
- Where's the Love? (2014) · actor · free
- Scheme Queens (2022) · actor, producer · free
- The Morning After: Part One (2018) · actor, producer · free
- I Hate I Love You (2024) · actor · free
- Ladies Book Club (2016) · actor · free
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- ALLBLK, show their title on ALLBLK
- aspireTV+, show their title on aspireTV+
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- Kino Film Collection, show their title on Kino Film Collection
- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
Subscription and free streaming for Ernestine Johnson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Beyond the Gates(2025)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
I Hate I Love You(2024)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Final Play(2024)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Boxed In(2022)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Scheme Queens(2022)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Open(2020)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Angrily Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Genius(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Dirty South House Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Quad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Ladies Book Club(2016)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Make Time 4 Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Think Like a Man Too(2014)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Where's the Love?(2014)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Broad City(2014)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Sugar Mommas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Love the Hard Way(2001)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 27th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2003 to 2025.
Film career
- 2014Screen debut· Think Like a Man Too
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ernestine Johnson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive7
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ernestine Johnson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ernestine Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; J Carter shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Cas Sigers-BeedlesShared titles: Scheme Queens (2022), Open (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Cas Sigers-Beedles
Writers
- J CarterShared titles: I Hate I Love You (2024), Boxed In (2022), The Morning After: Part One (2018)See all 3 shared titles with J Carter
Actors
- Javier McIntoshShared titles: I Hate I Love You (2024), Boxed In (2022), The Morning After: Part One (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Javier McIntosh
- Sean FreemanShared titles: I Hate I Love You (2024), Boxed In (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Freeman
- Marquita GoingsShared titles: Open (2020), The Morning After: Part One (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Marquita Goings
Editors
- Victor V. Hogan IIShared titles: Scheme Queens (2022), Open (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Victor V. Hogan II
Producers
- LaShon CarterShared titles: I Hate I Love You (2024), Boxed In (2022), The Morning After: Part One (2018)See all 3 shared titles with LaShon Carter
- Tenia WrightShared titles: Boxed In (2022), The Morning After: Part One (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Tenia Wright
Mixed roles
- Barshea LoweryShared titles: The Final Play (2024), The Morning After: Part One (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Barshea Lowery
- Jabriel McIntoshShared titles: I Hate I Love You (2024), The Morning After: Part One (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jabriel McIntosh