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'''Azizi Johari''' (born [[24 August]] [[1948]] in [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[model (person)|model]] and [[actor|actress]]. She was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playmate of the Month]] for its June 1975 issue. Her [[centerfold]] was photographed by [[Ken Marcus]].
'''Azizi Johari''' is the pseudonym of an African American model and actress who featured as ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] in June 1975.


==Career==
Azizi grew up in many countries, due to her stepfather's military career. By the time she was in her teens, her family had settled down in [[Seattle]]. She attended high school and college there and still lives in Seattle today.
Azizi Johari was born in New York on 24 August, 1948. After some years of wandering, due to her military father's career, the family settled in [[Seattle]], where she attended high school and college.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d0iKEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22azizi+johari%22&pg=PA177 "Azizi Johari"], ''Encyclopedia of African American Actresses'', McFarland and Co., 2010</ref> While still in school, she and two friends formed a singing group called The Marvelles and put out a single, "Call Me Back". Later she moved to [[San Francisco]] and became a stewardess with [[United Airlines]]. She also joined the [[Black Arts/West (Seattle)|Black Arts West]] theatre group and had parts in ''[[A Raisin in the Sun]]'', ''[[Black Girl (play)|Black Girl]]'' and ''Ladies in Waiting'', before gaining an unlisted part in the 1974 film ''[[McQ]]''.


Around this time she began using the pseudonym Azizi Johari, using the [[Kiswahili]] for "precious jewel", and asserted her African good looks on the 1973 poster ''Supernatural Dream''. Here she is featured as sitting on the ground with her head haloed in an enormous [[Afro]] wig.<ref>[http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/2010546060 OCMA collection]</ref> Among other admirers of the poster was [[Sammy Davis Jr]], who eventually featured Azizi in his touring show.<ref>[https://www.vintageplayboymags.co.uk/pm/675.htm Playboy biography]</ref> She then made her breakthrough when she was photographed in the nude as Playmate of the Month for June 1975<ref>[https://mypmates.club/1975/Miss-June/Azizi-Johari Playboy centrefold]</ref> and in the following year was featured kneeling naked on the sleeve of [[Leon Ware]]'s LP, ''[[Musical Massage]]''.<ref>[https://weafrique.com/azizi-johari-is-an-american-model-and-actress-unknown-facts WeAfrique]</ref>
She was the fourth [[African American]] woman to be a Playboy Playmate. Her professional name is a pseudonym and is [[Swahili]] for "precious jewel."


Her name and pictures now began to appear in gossip magazines aimed at African-American representation such as ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'' and ''[[Players (magazine)|Players]]''. In the latter she featured several times on the cover between 1978-80.<ref>[https://www.pulpinternational.com/pulp/entry/1978-photo-of-U.S.-actress-Azizi-Johari.html 1978]; [https://www.listal.com/viewimage/16802274 ''Players'' 7.3]: [https://www.listal.com/viewimage/16802270 ''Players'' 9.1]; [https://www.listal.com/viewimage/16802271 ''Players 9.6'']</ref> Her 5 foot 6 inches in height and vital statistics of 36-24-37 also gained her TV appearances and small parts in a number of films between 1976-81. One of these, however, the science fiction suspense film "Assassins in Time", to which she was reported as "enlisted" in 1979, never appeared.<ref>''Starlog'' 26 (Sept 1979), [https://archive.org/details/starlog_magazine-026/page/n13/mode/2up p.14]</ref>
Azizi toured with [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] and did some acting.


==Filmography==
== Filmography ==
*''[[McQ]]'' (1974)<ref>''Jet'', 15 April 1976, [https://books.google.com/books?id=dcADAAAAMBAJ&dq=Rocky+%22Azizi+Johari%22&pg=PA56 p.56]</ref>
* ''[[Body and Soul]]'' (1981) (uncredited) .... Pussy Willow
* ''[[Rocky II]]'' (1976) as ringside girl<ref>[https://www.playboyplus.com/profile/azizi-johari ''Playboy'' profile]</ref>
* ''[[Seed of Innocence]]'' (1980) .... Denise
* ''[[The Killing of a Chinese Bookie]]'' (1976) as Rachel<ref>Phillip Lopate, "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie: The Raw and the Cooked", [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/577-the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie-the-raw-and-the-cooked The Criterion Collection], 24 October 2013</ref>
* ''[[Dreamer]]'' (1979) .... Lady
* ''[[Dreamer (1979 film)|Dreamer]]'' (1979) as Lady, a travelling pool hustler<ref>J. R. Schmidt, ''The Bowling Chronicles'', McFarland & Co. 2017, [https://books.google.com/books?id=a87TDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22azizi+johari%22&pg=PT125 p.111]</ref>
* ''[[The Killing of a Chinese Bookie]]'' (1976) .... Rachel
* ''Seed of Innocence'' (a.k.a. Teen Mothers, 1980) as Denise<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174013/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b768e504e BFI filmography]</ref>
* "[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]" - "Clark Templeton O'Flaherty" (1975) .... Girl
* ''[[Exit Sunset Boulevard]]'' (1980)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180210221420/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba4191618 BFI filmography]</ref>
* ''[[Body and Soul (1981 film)|Body and Soul]]'' (1981) as Pussy Willow<ref>Frederick V. Romano, ''The Boxing Filmography'', McFarland & Co. 2004, [https://books.google.com/books?id=mR2hBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22azizi+johari%22&pg=PA15 p.15]</ref>


==See also==
===TV===
* ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', episode "Clark Templeton O'Flaherty" (1975) as Girl<ref> ''Encyclopedia of African American Actresses'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=d0iKEAAAQBAJ&dq=Azizi+Johari+%22The+Six+Million+Dollar+Man,+%22&pg=PA177 p.177]</ref>
* [[List of people in Playboy 1970-1979]]
* ''[[The Richard Pryor Show]]'', featured as "Blueberry"(1977)<ref>''Jet'' 28 July 1977, [https://books.google.com/books?id=qr8DAAAAMBAJ&dq=Richard+Pryor+%22Azizi+Johari%22&pg=PA21 p.21]</ref>
* ''[[Redd Foxx]] TV Special'' (1977)<ref>''Jet'' 10, November 1977, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ALsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Red+Foxx+%22Azizi+Johari%22&pg=PA24 p.24]</ref>


==External links==
== See also ==
* [[List of people in Playboy 1970–1979|List of people in ''Playboy'' 1970–1979]]
* {{playmate|1975|6}}

* {{imdb|id=0424108|name=Azizi Johari}}
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name}}


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Latest revision as of 21:29, 27 December 2023

Azizi Johari
Playboy centerfold appearance
June 1975
Preceded byBridgett Rollins
Succeeded byLynn Schiller
Personal details
Born (1948-08-24) August 24, 1948 (age 76)
New York City, United States
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Azizi Johari is the pseudonym of an African American model and actress who featured as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in June 1975.

Career

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Azizi Johari was born in New York on 24 August, 1948. After some years of wandering, due to her military father's career, the family settled in Seattle, where she attended high school and college.[1] While still in school, she and two friends formed a singing group called The Marvelles and put out a single, "Call Me Back". Later she moved to San Francisco and became a stewardess with United Airlines. She also joined the Black Arts West theatre group and had parts in A Raisin in the Sun, Black Girl and Ladies in Waiting, before gaining an unlisted part in the 1974 film McQ.

Around this time she began using the pseudonym Azizi Johari, using the Kiswahili for "precious jewel", and asserted her African good looks on the 1973 poster Supernatural Dream. Here she is featured as sitting on the ground with her head haloed in an enormous Afro wig.[2] Among other admirers of the poster was Sammy Davis Jr, who eventually featured Azizi in his touring show.[3] She then made her breakthrough when she was photographed in the nude as Playmate of the Month for June 1975[4] and in the following year was featured kneeling naked on the sleeve of Leon Ware's LP, Musical Massage.[5]

Her name and pictures now began to appear in gossip magazines aimed at African-American representation such as Jet and Players. In the latter she featured several times on the cover between 1978-80.[6] Her 5 foot 6 inches in height and vital statistics of 36-24-37 also gained her TV appearances and small parts in a number of films between 1976-81. One of these, however, the science fiction suspense film "Assassins in Time", to which she was reported as "enlisted" in 1979, never appeared.[7]

Filmography

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TV

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Azizi Johari", Encyclopedia of African American Actresses, McFarland and Co., 2010
  2. ^ OCMA collection
  3. ^ Playboy biography
  4. ^ Playboy centrefold
  5. ^ WeAfrique
  6. ^ 1978; Players 7.3: Players 9.1; Players 9.6
  7. ^ Starlog 26 (Sept 1979), p.14
  8. ^ Jet, 15 April 1976, p.56
  9. ^ Playboy profile
  10. ^ Phillip Lopate, "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie: The Raw and the Cooked", The Criterion Collection, 24 October 2013
  11. ^ J. R. Schmidt, The Bowling Chronicles, McFarland & Co. 2017, p.111
  12. ^ BFI filmography
  13. ^ BFI filmography
  14. ^ Frederick V. Romano, The Boxing Filmography, McFarland & Co. 2004, p.15
  15. ^ Encyclopedia of African American Actresses, p.177
  16. ^ Jet 28 July 1977, p.21
  17. ^ Jet 10, November 1977, p.24
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