Bernice Pilot

'''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''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&dq=%22bernice+pilot%22&pg=PA266|title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television|first=Bob|last=McCann|date=December 21, 2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786458042|via=Google Books}}</ref> 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 |date=March 2023}}

==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<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QWRWZu2EsKAC&dq=%22bernice+pilot%22&pg=PA186|title=Kay Francis: A Passionate Life and Career|first1=Lynn|last1=Kear|first2=John|last2=Rossman|date=February 12, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786454990|via=Google Books}}</ref> * ''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)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilot, Bernice}} Category:1897 births Category:20th-century American actresses Category:Actresses from Oklahoma Category:People from Pawnee, Oklahoma Category:American film actresses Category:1981 deaths