Bernice Pilot was an American actress. She appeared in numerous films including as the female lead in the 1929 film ''

Hearts in Dixie ''Hearts in Dixie'' (1929) starring Stepin Fetchit was one of the first all-sound film, "talkie", big-studio productions to boast a predominantly African-American cast. A musical film, musical, the film celebrates African-American music and dan ...

''. In most of Pilot's film roles, she portrayed maids. Pilot was born in

Pawnee, Oklahoma Pawnee (Pawnee: Paári, iow, Páñi Chína) is a city and county seat of Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. The town is northeast of Stillwater at the junction of U.S. Route 64 and State Highway 18. It was named for the Pawnee tribe, wh ...

in 1897. She died in

San Bernardino, California San Bernardino (; Spanish for "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 cen ...

in 1981, at age 84.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1929) as Chloe * '' Penrod and Sam'' (1937) as Delia * '' Penrod's Double Trouble'' (1938) as Delia * ''

Penrod and His Twin Brother ''Penrod and His Twin Brother'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by William Jacobs and Hugh Cummings. The film stars Billy Mauch, Bobby Mauch, Frank Craven, Spring Byington, Charles Halton and Claudia Co ...

'' (1938) as Delia *''

The Beloved Brat ''The Beloved Brat'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Bonita Granville, Dolores Costello, and Donald Crisp. The screenplay was written by Lawrence Kimble from an original story by Jean Negulesco. Plot ...

'' (1938) * ''

Women Are Like That ''Women Are Like That'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Stanley Logan and written by Horace Jackson. The film stars Kay Francis, Pat O'Brien, Ralph Forbes, Melville Cooper, Thurston Hall and Grant Mitchell. The film was released by ...

'' (1938) as Maude * ''

My Bill ''My Bill'' is a 1938 drama film starring Kay Francis as a poor widow raising four children. It was based on the play ''Courage'' by Tom Barry. Plot In the late 1930s, Mary Colbrook is the widow of Reginald Colbrook, Sr. She has four children ...

'' (1938) as Beulah * '' No Place to Go'' (1939) as Birdie * ''

Sweepstakes Winner ''Sweepstakes Winner'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann, written by John W. Krafft, and starring Marie Wilson, Johnnie Davis, Allen Jenkins, Charley Foy, Jerry Colonna and Frankie Burke. It was released by Warner Br ...

'' (1939) as Martha (Uncredited) * '' Pride of the Blue Grass'' (1939) as Beverly * ''

Criminals Within ''Criminals Within'' (also issued as ''Army Mystery'') is a 1941 American drama film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Eric Linden, Ben Alexander and Donald Curtis. It was released on June 27, 1941. Cast list * Eric Linden as Corporal G ...

'' (1941) as Mamie * ''

Tight Shoes ''Tight Shoes'' is the ninth studio album by the band Foghat. It was released in 1980 on Bearsville Records. It was also the last release Rod Price participated on until 1994's '' Return of the Boogie Men''. Track listing All tracks by Dave Pe ...

'' (1941)

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* 1897 births 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Oklahoma People from Pawnee, Oklahoma American film actresses Year of death missing {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub