Ayesha Harris is an American actor known for her role as Bernie in ''

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''.

Early life and education

Harris was born and raised in the

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and

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areas of southern California. Her father is Muslim and a former

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Career

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

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. After running the shop for six years, the storefront closed in 2019 following a freak accident. In 2020, following the onset of the

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, Harris decided to pursue acting full-time. Harris' first role was in 2017 in the series ''

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'', 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 ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Good Girls'' and '' The L Word: Generation Q''. In 2022, she made her feature film debut in ''

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''. In 2023, Harris starred as Bernie, the love interest of Nabiyah Be's character Simone Jackson, in ''

''. She is due to star in ''Code 3'', helmed by Christopher Leone, and also appears in the

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comedy-drama series '' Glamorous''.

Personal life

Harris is queer.

Filmography

External links

Ayesha Harris IMDB profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Ayesha Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Long Beach, California American film actresses American television actresses American queer actresses LGBTQ people from California