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name: "Bessie Lou Cornett Parker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bessie-lou-cornett-parker"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 June 1948"
died: "17 February 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:48:32.531985+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bessie Lou Cornett Parker

Actor. Born 1 June 1948 in Pikeville, Kentucky, USA. Died 17 February 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 June 1948, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
- **Died:** 17 February 2010
- **Also known as:** Bessie Parker, Bessie Lou Cornett
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3140158/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1137025

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Harlan County U.S.A.*](https://film.one/film/harlan-county-u-s-a.md) (88)

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## Biography

Bessie Lou Cornett Parker (also credited as Bessie Lou Cornett or Bessie Parker) was an American organiser and activist in the coal-mining communities of Kentucky. She appeared as herself in the 1976 documentary *Harlan County U.S.A.*, directed by Barbara Kopple, which documented the 1973 Brookside miners' strike in Harlan County.

Born on 1 June 1948 in Pikeville, Kentucky, she died on 17 February 2010. She was involved in labour organising during the strike, including participation in picket lines and related activities alongside family members.

*Sources: imdb.com, findagrave.com, brattlefilm.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Harlan County U.S.A.* (1976), Fi1m 88, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/harlan-county-u-s-a.md)

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