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Ajiona Alexus

Ajiona Alexus

Actor, also producer · Born March 16, 1996 (30) · Tuskegee, Alabama, USA

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)

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 16, 1996 (30)
From
Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
16 on Motif · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Ajiona Alexus' films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Survival
19%
Morality
18%
Self
18%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Marriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
2 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
3
Dread
3
Romantic
2
Melancholic
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Ajiona Alexus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ajiona Alexus' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

18 credits, 16 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mary J. Blige's Family Affair(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Kendra

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Strength of a Woman(2023)

    as Kendra

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Real Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Kendra

  • Sons 2 the Grave(2022)

    as Shawna Wilson

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • BMF(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kato

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Light as a Feather(2018)

    Show 11 episodes · as Candace Preston

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Breaking In(2018)

    as Jasmine Russell

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Acrimony(2018)

    as Young Melinda

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Family Blood(2018)

    as Meegan

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Runaways(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Livvie

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • 13 Reasons Why(2017)

    Show 19 episodes · as Sheri Holland

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Something Like Summer(2017)

    as Allison Cross

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bad Girl(2016)

    as Ruth Quinn Robinson

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Code Black(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Keesha Platt

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • My First Love(2015)

    as Noelle

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Teenage Loretha · as Young Cookie

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Rickey Smiley Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as DeAnna

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Marissa McKay

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Breaking In (2018)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

Acrimony (2018)

Motif 45th

Most popular right now

Light as a Feather (2018)

Film career

  • 2015Screen debut· Empire
  • 2017First film· Something Like Summer

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 18: 17 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Motif score62ndProducing1 of 18: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ajiona Alexus' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Sons 2 the Grave (2022)

97th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Strength of a Woman (2023)

Motif 83rd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.

Is Ajiona Alexus' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 31
Profanity4 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ajiona Alexus work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ajiona Alexus' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rachel Ingram shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers