Bettina Gilois
Bettina Gilois | |
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Gilois at the 47th NAACP Image Awards in 2016 | |
| Born | July 9, 1961 West Berlin, West Germany |
| Died | July 5, 2020 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, author |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Alma mater | Barnard College (1985) |
| Notable works | Bessie (2015) McFarland, USA (2015) Glory Road (2006) |
| Notable awards | Critics Choice Award, Emmy nomination |
Bettina Gilois (July 9, 1961 – July 5, 2020) was a German-American screenwriter and author, known for her work on the HBO film Bessie, and Disney's Glory Road and McFarland, USA. Gilois won an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Writing of a Television Movie and a Black Reel Awards of 2016 nomination for Bessie. She also won two Image Award nominations for Bessie and McFarland, USA. Gilois was a Humanitas Prize nominee in 2006 and a Black Reel Awards of 2007 nominee for Glory Road.
Gilois was an associate professor in the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University.