Born 1996 (age 30) · Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
Appears in 19 titles

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)

Filmography

Breaking In
6.0
Breaking In
2018
as Jasmine Russell
Acrimony
6.8
Acrimony
2018
as Young Melinda
Family Blood
4.6
Family Blood
2018
as Meegan
Something Like Summer
5.7
Something Like Summer
2017
as Allison Cross
Strength of a Woman
8.5
Strength of a Woman
2023
as Kendra
Real Love
8.0
Real Love
2023
as Kendra
Bad Girl
6.0
Bad Girl
2016
as Ruth Quinn Robinson
Sons 2 the Grave
8.0
Sons 2 the Grave
2022
as Shawna Wilson
Mary J. Blige's Family Affair
10.0
Mary J. Blige's Family Affair
2025
as Kendra
My First Love
9.0
My First Love
2015
as Noelle