Bernice Pilot

American actress

Bernice Pilot (June 28, 1897 - September 22, 1981) was an American actress. She appeared in numerous films including as the female lead in the 1929 film Hearts in Dixie.^[1] In most of Pilot's film roles, she portrayed maids.

Pilot was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma in 1897. She died in San Bernardino, California in 1981, aged 84.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Hearts in Dixie (1929) as Chloe
Penrod and Sam (1937) as Delia
Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) as Delia
Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) as Delia
The Beloved Brat (1938)
Women Are Like That (1938) as Maude^[2]
My Bill (1938) as Beulah
No Place to Go (1939) as Birdie
Sweepstakes Winner (1939) as Martha (Uncredited)
Pride of the Blue Grass (1939) as Beverly
Criminals Within (1941) as Mamie
Tight Shoes (1941)
Criminals Within (1941)

References

^ McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042 – via Google Books.
^ Kear, Lynn; Rossman, John (February 12, 2015). Kay Francis: A Passionate Life and Career. McFarland. ISBN 9780786454990 – via Google Books.