Bettina Gilois

Bettina Gilois (July 9, 1961 – July 5, 2020)

Biography Gilois graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University with an art history degree in 1985. She was hired as director Slava Tsukerman's assistant in the independent science fiction film, Liquid Sky. She later worked at Andy Warhol's Factory in New York on the television series Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes. Gilois began her screenwriting career working with Joel Silver and Warner Bros. and a 2020 television movie for Lifetime.

Gilois was co-author of the books Mi Vida Loca: The Crazy Life of Johnny Tapia and Billion Dollar Painter: The Triumph and Tragedy of Thomas Kinkade Painter of Light.

Death Gilois died in her sleep on July 5, 2020, four days before her 59th birthday. She had been suffering from an advanced cancer.

Film and television Year Film Role Notes Ref 1999 The Hurricane Writer Uncredited 2015 Bessie Screenwriter Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Writing Critics' Choice Television Awards winner NAACP Image Award nomination Black Reel Awards of 2016 nomination 2015 McFarland, USA Screenwriter NAACP Image Award nomination 2017 The Lost Wife of Robert Durst Screenwriter Lifetime TV movie 2020 Muscle Shoals Writer/Creator ABC television series in production 2020 Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Writer Lifetime television movie in production 2021 A Million Miles Away Writer Netflix television movie in production

Selected publications