---
name: "Azizi Johari"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/azizi-johari"
fi1m_id: "azizi-johari"
imdb_id: "nm0424108"
tmdb_id: 195890
wikidata_id: "Q4832744"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 August 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:09:29.924604+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Azizi Johari

## Identity

Azizi Johari

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/azizi-johari
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** azizi-johari
- **IMDb ID:** nm0424108
- **TMDB ID:** 195890
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4832744
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azizi_Johari, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4832744, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424108/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/195890

Actor. Born 24 August 1948 in New York, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 August 1948, New York, New York, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azizi_Johari, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4832744, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424108/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/195890

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Killing of a Chinese Bookie*](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Azizi Johari is an American model and actress. She was born on 24 August 1948 in New York City. She grew up in several countries owing to her father's military service before the family settled in Seattle, where she attended high school and college.

Johari joined the Black Arts West theatre group and appeared in stage productions including *A Raisin in the Sun*. She toured with Sammy Davis Jr. and was *Playboy* magazine's Playmate of the Month for June 1975, the fourth African-American woman to hold the title. Her stage name, meaning "precious jewel" in Swahili, was suggested by Herbie Hancock.

Her film credits include an uncredited role in *McQ* (1974), Rachel in *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), and appearances in *Dreamer* (1979), *Rocky II* (1979, uncredited), *Seed of Innocence* (1980) and *Body and Soul* (1981). She also appeared in an episode of the television series *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1975).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), Fi1m 78, as Rachel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years* (1992), Actor
- *Body and Soul* (1981), as Pussy Willow
- *Seed of Innocence* (1980), as Denise
- *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), as Rachel — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md)
- *McQ* (1974), as Hot Dog Girl at Snack Bar (uncredited)
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Girl

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Playboy Playmate of the Month 1975: Playboy Playmate of the Month (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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