Elarica Johnson
{{Short description|English actress (born 1989)}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Elarica Johnson
| othername = Elarica Gallacher
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|8|21}}
| birth_place = London, United Kingdom
| occupation = Actress and model
| years_active = 2008–present
| notable_works = P-Valley
}}
Elarica Johnson (or Gallacher; born 21 August 1989) is a British actress and model. On television, she is known for her roles in the Starz drama P-Valley (2020–2022){{cite web |title=Elarica Johnson Unpacks P-Valley And It's Layered Storylines |website=Wonderland |date=12 January 2021 |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/01/12/elarica-johnson-p-valley-autumn-2020/ |access-date=4 June 2021}} and the Sky Atlantic fantasy series A Discovery of Witches (2018).
Early life
Johnson was born in London, United Kingdom. She attended the BRIT School and briefly considered becoming a singer.{{Cite web|url=https://fabricmagazine.co.uk/people/elarica-johnson/|title=Exclusive Interview: Elarica Johnson|work=Fabric Magazine|accessdate=8 September 2024}}
Career
She began her career with roles in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2010) and the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009). Johnson had one of the main roles on Starz's drama television series P-Valley (2020–2022) for two seasons. She portrayed Autumn Night, a hurricane survivor who finds an abandoned suitcase and a wallet with an ID that she starts using as her own.{{Cite web |last=Giorgis |first=Hannah |date=2020-09-05 |title=The Southern-Gothic Stripper Drama That TV Deserves |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/09/p-valley-starz/616063/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}} Autumn begins working at a strip club in Mississippi and has a PTSD from a past abusive relationship.{{Cite news |last=Horton |first=Adrian |date=2020-07-23 |title='It's a workplace drama': P-Valley creator Katori Hall talks breakout stripper series |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jul/23/p-valley-creator-katori-hall-talks-breakout-stripper-series-starz |access-date=2024-12-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Johnson departed the show after the second season's series finale.{{Cite web |title='P-Valley' star Elarica Johnson says it was time for Autumn to move on |url=https://ew.com/tv/elarica-johnson-leaves-p-valley-season-2-interview/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=EW.com |language=en}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Waitress | |
| 2010
| Chatroom | Ushi | |
| 2012
| Vanessa | |
| 2013
| Jenny | |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Carmen | |
| The Place We Go to Hide
| Celeste | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| Patricia | |
| Occupy
| Nisha | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Dark Stella | |
| Blade Runner 2049
| Doxie #3 | |
| 2019
| Six Days of Sistine | Sistine |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Fallout | Alyia | Television film |
| 2010
| Kylie | 13 episodes |
| 2011
| Top Boy | Sophie | 3 episodes |
| 2012
| Nerissa Nash | 2 episodes |
| 2013
| Jo | Jasmine | Season 1, episode 2: "Pigalle" |
| 2015
| Comfort Evans | Season 1, episode 4: "Celebrity" |
| 2016
| Sadie Mernier | Season 5, episode 3: "Posing in Murder" |
| 2017
| Strike | Lula Landry | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Juliette Durand | 6 episodes |
| Agatha Raisin
| Lucy Trumpington-James | Episode: "The Fairies of Fryfam" |
| 2020–2022
| P-Valley | Hailey Colton / Autumn Night / Lakeisha Savage |
| 2023–2025
| Drolta Tzuentes | Voice; 15 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2917590|name=Elarica Johnson}}
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:Actresses from London
Category:Black British actresses
Category:English soap opera actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English film actresses
Category:Actors educated at the BRIT School
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