Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1873-03-07 (86 years old)

Deathday

1959-02-01

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Madame Sul-Te-Wan (born Nellie Crawford; March 7, 1873 – February 1, 1959) was the first African-American actress to sign a film contract and be a featured performer. She was an American stage, film and television actress for over 50 years. The daughter of former slaves, she began her career in entertainment touring the East Coast with various theatrical companies and moved to California to become a member of the fledgling film community. She became known as a character actress, appeared in high-profile films such as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916), and easily navigated the transitio...

Acting

1925

1934

Black Moon

as Ruva

1918

Who's Your Father?

as Black Mother (uncredited)

1931

The Pagan Lady

as Carla the Servant

1918

Tarzan of the Apes

as Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited)

1938

1927

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Slave at Wedding (uncredited)

1922

Manslaughter

as Prison Inmate (uncredited)

1930

The Thoroughbred

as Sacharine

1938

The Affairs of Annabel

as Benzedrina (uncredited)

1939

Tell No Tales

as Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited)

1931

Heaven on Earth

as Voodoo Sue

1958

1938

Kentucky

as Lily

1929

Thunderbolt

as Bit Role

1937

Maid of Salem

as Tituba

1930

Sarah and Son

as Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)

1939

1927

College

as Cook (uncredited)

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)

1918

Old Wives for New

as Viola's Maid (uncredited)

1940

Love Thy Neighbor

as Lady McBeth

1940

Safari

as Native Woman

1940

Maryland

as Naomi

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Bit in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)

1936

San Francisco

as Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited)

1938

Island in the Sky

as Scrubwoman (Uncredited)

1935

So Red the Rose

as Slave (Uncredited)

1932

Jungle Mystery

as Native Woman in Stockade (Uncredited)

1934

A Modern Hero

as Mme. Azais' Neighbor ( Uncredited)

1934

Operator 13

as Slave at Medicine Show ( Uncredited)

1933

King Kong

as Native Handmaiden (uncredited)

1933

Ladies They Talk About

as Mustard (uncredited)

1915

The Cause of It All

as Mary - The Hotel Cook

1916

The Children Pay

as Uncredited

1917

Stage Struck

as Uncredited

1920

Why Change Your Wife?

as Sally's Maid (Uncredited)

1929

The Carnation Kid

as The Maid (Uncredited)

1932

Queen Kelly

as Kali Sana – Aunt's Cook (Uncredited)

1925

The Golden Bed

as Boarding House Maid (Uncredited)

1919

His Musical Sneeze

as Maid (uncredited)

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1949

Mighty Joe Young

as Young Family Servant (Uncredited)

1938

The Toy Wife

as Eve, a Black Servant (Uncredited)

1958

The Buccaneer

as Good Luck Charm Vendor

1957

Band of Angels

as Flower Vendor (Uncredited)

1942

Mokey

as Miss Cully, Old Black Woman (Uncredited)

1957

Something of Value

as Midwife (Uncredited)

1954

Carmen Jones

as Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)

1941

Sullivan's Travels

as Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited)

1941

1915

The Birth of a Nation

as Black Woman (uncredited)

1916

Hoodoo Ann

as Black Cindy

1934

Imitation of Life

as Cook (uncredited)

1922

The Show

as Maid (uncredited)

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