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Ayesha Harris
American actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ayesha Harris is an American actor known for her role as Bernie in Daisy Jones & the Six.[1]
Early life and education
Harris was born and raised in the Long Beach and Inland Empire areas of southern California.[2] Her father is Muslim and a former Black Panther.[3]
Career
Before becoming an actor, Harris owned and operated an all-female barbershop, Ninth Chapter Barbershop,[4] catering to the LGBT community in the Fairfax District in West Hollywood.[5] After running the shop for six years, the storefront closed in 2019 following a freak accident. In 2020, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Harris decided to pursue acting full-time.[6]
Harris' first role was in 2017 in the series Two Sentence Horror Stories,[7] and she did commercial work as well while working part-time and running the barbershop.[5] Her other early roles included television spots in 2021 and 2022 on This Is Us, Abbott Elementary, Good Girls and The L Word: Generation Q.[8] In 2022, she made her feature film debut in Tell It Like a Woman.[9]
In 2023, Harris starred as Bernie, the love interest of Nabiyah Be's character Simone Jackson,[10] in Daisy Jones & the Six.[11] She is due to star in Code 3, helmed by Christopher Leone,[12] and also appears in the Netflix comedy-drama series Glamorous.[13]
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Personal life
Harris is queer.[6]
Filmography
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