Jade Johnson
Acting
Biography
Louisiana-native Jade Johnson, aka Jade de Lafleur's passion for music & entertainment started at 5 years old. It was then that her mother, a soloist with the local church choir, introduced Jade to performing through the music of Whitney Houston. Eventually, Jade would join the youth choir herself, where she also became a soloist. Jade received her first big break when she signed to J Records (Clive Davis), as a member of the girl group Sophia Fresh. While beginning her professional recording career, she also studied theatre at Prairie View A&M University, graduating with a B.A. in Mass Communications. She then toured internationally as a Background Singer/Dancer for Solange Knowles. Her 1st release was a critically acclaimed EP entitled Jaded. It featured "Smoking In My Car," co-written with master songwriter James Fauntleroy while the title track was featured on Solange's Saint Heron compilation album; garnering praise from various notable media outlets. The original "Miss Mississippi" in the play P Valley, and most recently Co Starring in Marvel's Luke Cage, Jade is a triple threat Virtuoso on a fantastic Voyage.
Known For
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
Marvel's Luke Cage
A former professional dancer, Brooke, and her brother Cary, an aspiring actor, try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame.
The Other Two
A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.
Wonder Woman 1984
A group of 20-somethings navigates post-college life in New York City as they balance friendships, relationships, and uncertain careers. At the center is Jason Strider, who spends more time hanging out with his friends in Brooklyn bars and pursuing casual romance than chasing his goal of becoming a music journalist. His priorities shift after a one-night stand leaves him searching for the woman who walked out with more than just his heart.
I Just Want My Pants Back
When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.
After Everything
New York City nightlife in 2017 brings a tempestuous mix of love and lust as multiple characters navigate their way in the city with their own flair.
After Hours
Breaking up is easy. Moving out is hard. Especially when there's a New York City apartment involved. After five years of ups and downs, an African American 30-something couple in a gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood spends their final afternoon together arguing and remember better days, as one of them moves out and hopefully on with her life.