Played the lead role of Velvet Smooth.
Hill-Hudgins rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, carving out a niche in the action and blaxploitation genres: Velvet Smooth (1976): Johnnie Hill-Hudgins
The 1976 film centers on a female private investigator named Velvet Smooth, who is hired to break up a powerful crime syndicate, and Hill-Hudgins' participation added to the gritty authenticity of the period's cinema. Played the lead role of Velvet Smooth
: Her genuine fighting skills set her apart from standard actors of the time, allowing her to perform authentic physical stunts. Johnnie Hill-Hudgins
Perhaps the most physically intense, and memorable, role of her career was her participation as a contestant on the hit physical competition show American Gladiators .