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Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Personal Info
- Name:
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
- Birthday:
1873-03-07
- Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Gender:
Female
- Know For:
Acting
- Popularity: 1.2
- Also Known As
Nellie Wan
Nellie Crawford
Madame Sultewan
Madame Wan
Sul-Te-Wan
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 transition to the sound films.
In 1986, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.
Top Movie Cast
The Narrow Streettrue- Easter
1925-01-04
0.0
Black Moontrue- Ruva
1934-06-15
5.1
Who's Your Father?true- Black Mother (uncredited)
1918-06-30
0.0
The Pagan Ladytrue- Carla the Servant
1931-09-07
2.5
Horrible Horrortrue- Tahama in 'King of the Zombies'
1986-01-01
7.0
Tarzan of the Apestrue- Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited)
1918-01-27
5.2
In Old Chicagotrue- Hattie
1938-04-15
6.4
Uncle Tom's Cabintrue- Slave at Wedding (uncredited)
1927-11-04
6.9
Manslaughtertrue- Prison Inmate (uncredited)
1922-09-24
5.4
The Thoroughbredtrue- Sacharine
1930-08-09
4.6
The Affairs of Annabeltrue- Benzedrina (uncredited)
1938-09-09
4.0
Tell No Talestrue- Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited)
1939-06-12
5.3
Heaven on Earthtrue- Voodoo Sue
1931-11-27
3.0
Tarzan and the Trapperstrue- Witch Woman
1958-01-01
4.0
Revenge of the Zombiestrue- Beulah
1943-09-17
5.2
Kentuckytrue- Lily
1938-12-30
5.6
Thunderbolttrue- Bit Role
1929-06-20
5.6
Maid of Salemtrue- Tituba
1937-02-12
5.9
Sarah and Sontrue- Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)
1930-03-14
5.1
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamitetrue- Ruby (uncredited)
1939-08-12
6.0
Collegetrue- Cook (uncredited)
1927-09-10
6.8
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Agestrue- Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
1916-09-04
7.1
Old Wives for Newtrue- Viola's Maid (uncredited)
1918-05-18
6.6
Love Thy Neighbortrue- Lady McBeth
1940-12-27
6.5
Safaritrue- Native Woman
1940-06-14
4.0
Marylandtrue- Naomi
1940-07-19
6.2
Thank Your Lucky Starstrue- Bit in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
1943-09-25
6.1
San Franciscotrue- Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited)
1936-06-26
6.6
Island in the Skytrue- Scrubwoman (Uncredited)
1938-04-01
7.0
So Red the Rosetrue- Slave (Uncredited)
1935-12-20
6.0
Jungle Mysterytrue- Native Woman in Stockade (Uncredited)
1932-09-12
0.0
A Modern Herotrue- Mme. Azais' Neighbor ( Uncredited)
1934-04-21
7.0
Operator 13true- Slave at Medicine Show ( Uncredited)
1934-06-08
5.7
King Kongtrue- Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
1933-03-15
7.6
Ladies They Talk Abouttrue- Prisoner Mustard (Uncredited)
1933-02-04
6.1
The Children Paytrue- Uncredited
1916-11-26
0.0
Why Change Your Wife?true- Sally's Maid (Uncredited)
1920-05-21
5.9
The Carnation Kidtrue- The Maid (Uncredited)
1929-03-02
0.0
Queen Kellytrue- Kali Sana – Aunt's Cook (Uncredited)
1932-10-18
6.5
The Golden Bedtrue- Boarding House Maid (Uncredited)
1925-01-25
3.5
His Musical Sneezetrue- Maid (uncredited)
1919-02-22
5.3
The Story of Seabiscuittrue- Libby
1949-11-12
5.8
Mighty Joe Youngtrue- Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
1949-07-27
6.3
The Toy Wifetrue- Eve, a Black Servant (Uncredited)
1938-06-10
4.8
The Buccaneertrue- Good Luck Charm Vendor
1958-12-11
6.4
Band of Angelstrue- Flower Vendor (Uncredited)
1957-08-03
6.1
Mokeytrue- Miss Cully, Old Black Woman (Uncredited)
1942-04-01
5.0
Something of Valuetrue- Midwife (Uncredited)
1957-05-08
5.4
Carmen Jonestrue- Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)
1954-10-28
5.9
Sullivan's Travelstrue- Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited)
1941-11-30
7.4
King of the Zombiestrue- Tahama
1941-05-14
5.2
The Birth of a Nationtrue- Black Woman
1915-02-08
6.0
Hoodoo Anntrue- Black Cindy
1916-03-26
5.6
The Lightning Ridertrue- Mammy
1924-05-18
0.0
Imitation of Lifetrue- Cook (uncredited)
1934-11-23
7.0
The Showtrue- Maid (uncredited)
1922-03-19
6.5
