Ayesha Harris

Ayesha Harris

Ayesha Harris is an American actor known for her role as Bernie in Daisy Jones & the Six.

Early life and education

Ayesha Harris

Harris was born and raised in the Long Beach and Inland Empire areas of southern California. .

Career

Ayesha Harris

Before becoming an actor, Harris owned and operated an all-female barbershop, Ninth Chapter Barbershop, catering to the LGBT community in the Fairfax District in West Hollywood. 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.

Harris' first role was in 2017 in the series Two Sentence Horror Stories, and she did commercial work as well while working part-time and running the barbershop. 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. In 2022, she made her feature film debut in Tell It Like a Woman.

In 2023, Harris starred as Bernie, the love interest of Nabiyah Be's character Simone Jackson, in Daisy Jones & the Six. She is due to star in Code 3, helmed by Christopher Leone, and also appears in the Netflix comedy-drama series Glamorous.

Filmography

Ayesha Harris

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2017</td><td>Two Sentence Horror Stories</td><td>Eria</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Good Girls</td><td>Bartender</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>The L Word: Generation Q</td><td>Jade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Abbott Elementary</td><td>UPS person</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>This Is Us</td><td>Lawyer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Tell It Like a Woman</td><td>Phyllis</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Daisy Jones & the Six</td><td>Bernie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Glamorous</td><td>Britt</td><td>Main role</td></tr><tr><td>2024-25</td><td>Matlock</td><td>Vanessa Sampson</td><td>3 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Code 3</td><td>Kim</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025-26</td><td>The Pitt</td><td>Dr. Parker Ellis</td><td>Recurring role, 7 episodes</td></tr></tbody></table>