Arischa Conner

Arischa Conner (born October 18, 1971) is an American actress.

Arischa Conner
Born	(1971-10-18) October 18, 1971 (age 53) Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S.
Other names	Arischa Frierson
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Craig Frierson ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1

Early life

Conner was born in Kingstree, South Carolina, and raised in Florence, South Carolina.^[1]

Career

Arischa is best known for her recurring role as Leah Turner in the Hulu original series Dopesick.^[2] She also appeared in episodes of Swagger and The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.^[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Egest	Extra	Uncredited
2015	Senior Conundrum	Cafeteria Lady
2016	The Bag Lady	Khloe	Also writer
2017	Careful What You Wish For	Patrice
2018	What Matters	Mrs. Davis
	Another Tango	Marsha
	Lake House	Molly
2022	Son-of-a Preacher Man	Florence "Flo" Jamison
	Collateral Damage: The Ambassadors Ball	Aunt Kat
	Greed and Loyalty	Barbara
2023	The Christmas Ringer	Anne

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016–2018	Cycles	Aunt Willene	10 episodes
2018	Fatal Attraction	Tiffany's Mom	Episode: "An Unlikely Witness"
2020	We Got This	Police Officer	Episode: "Be Careful What You Wish For"
2020–2021	Learning the Hard Way	Mom	10 episodes
2021	Dopesick	Leah Turner	6 episodes
	Swagger	Apocalypse Anne	4 episodes
2022	The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey	Sonia Lavendrell	3 episodes
	All American	Safron Hosea	Episode: "Changes"
	Players	Simone Elmore	3 episodes
	Mike	Maya Angelou	Episode: "Jailbird"
2023	BMF	ESTHER	Episode: "GET EM HOME"