Azizi Johari

Azizi Johari

Born: August 24, 1948
in New York, New York
Azizi Johari was born on August 24, 1948 in New York City. Since her father was in the service, Johari grew up all over the world before her family eventually settled in Seattle, Washington. Azizi attended both high school and college in Seattle. She loves to meditate and read poetry. Her professional name is a pseudonym which means "precious jewel" in Swahili. Johari was the Playmate of the Month in the June, 1975 issue of "Playboy." She holds the distinction of being the fourth African-American woman to be a Playmate. Azizi toured with Sammy Davis, Jr. Moreover, Johari not only acted in the films "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Dreamer," "Seed of Innocence," and "Body and Soul," but also made a guest appearance on an episode of the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man."

Movies for Azizi Johari...

Body and Soul
Title: Body and Soul
Character: Pussy Willow
Released: October 9, 1981
Type: Movie
A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
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Seed of Innocence
Title: Seed of Innocence
Character: Denise
Released: October 1, 1980
Type: Movie
A love story about two teenagers who fall in love, have a child, and escape from their families in an attempt to make life for themselves in New York City.
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The Richard Pryor Special?
Title: The Richard Pryor Special?
Character: Self
Released: May 5, 1977
Type: Movie
Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Title: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Character: Rachel
Released: February 15, 1976
Type: Movie
Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.
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Title: The Six Million Dollar Man
Character: Girl
Released: January 18, 1974
Type: TV
Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide variety of other villains.