Pilar Seurat(1938-2001)
- Actress
Born Rita Hernandez in Manila, Philippines, Pilar Seurat moved to Los
Angeles in her childhood and started out as a dancer in
Ken Murray's "Blackouts" troupe. In the late
1950s she started her acting career in several guest TV appearances,
and was often considered at the top of the list whenever a part for an
Asian woman needed to be filled. Off screen she used the name Pilar
Cerveris after marrying her second husband,
Don Cerveris. She died June 2, 2001, in Los
Angeles due to lung cancer, at the age of 62.
