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name: "Lois Scott"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lois-scott"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 November 1929"
died: "15 May 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:48:45.661253+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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# Lois Scott

Actor. Born 3 November 1929 in Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky. Died 15 May 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 November 1929, Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky
- **Died:** 15 May 2004
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3634836

## 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

Lois Scott was an American activist and participant in the 1973 Brookside Mine strike in Harlan County, Kentucky. She appeared as herself in the 1976 documentary *Harlan County U.S.A.*, directed by Barbara Kopple, which covered the strike against the Eastover Mining Company.

Scott was born on 3 November 1929 in Benham, Harlan County. She was a miner's wife who took an active role on the picket lines and in community efforts during the strike. She died on 15 May 2004 in Harlan County.

*Sources: appalachianhistorian.org, en.wikipedia.org, metacritic.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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