Bettina Gilois

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.