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 actre
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Id 103017
Known For Acting
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Gender Female
Birthday 1873-03-07
Place of Birth Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As Nellie Wan Nellie Crawford Madame Sultewan Madame Wan Sul-Te-Wan Content Score
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan 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 . . . . Read More moss
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The Buccaneer as Good Luck Charm Vendor 1958
Tarzan and the Trappers as Witch Woman 1957
Band of Angels as Flower Vendor (Uncredited) 1957
Something of Value as Midwife (Uncredited) 1954
Carmen Jones as Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited) 1949
The Story of Seabiscuit as Libby 1949
Mighty Joe Young as Young Family Servant (Uncredited) 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars as Bit in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) 1943
Revenge of the Zombies as Beulah 1942
Mokey as Miss Cully, Old Black Woman (Uncredited) 1941
Sullivan's Travels as Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited) 1941
King of the Zombies as Tahama 1940
Love Thy Neighbor as Lady McBeth 1939
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite as Ruby (uncredited) 1939
Tell No Tales as Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited) 1938
The Affairs of Annabel as Benzedrina (uncredited) 1938
The Toy Wife as Eve, a Black Servant (Uncredited) 1938
In Old Chicago as Hattie 1938
Island in the Sky as Scrubwoman (Uncredited) 1937
Maid of Salem as Tituba 1936
San Francisco as Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited) 1935
So Red the Rose as Slave (Uncredited) 1934
Imitation of Life as Cook (uncredited) 1934
Operator 13 as Slave at Medicine Show ( Uncredited) 1934
A Modern Hero as Mme. Azais' Neighbor ( Uncredited) 1933
King Kong as Native Handmaiden (uncredited) 1933
Ladies They Talk About as Mustard (uncredited) 1932
Queen Kelly as Kali Sana – Aunt's Cook (Uncredited) 1932
Jungle Mystery as Native Woman in Stockade (Uncredited) 1931
Heaven on Earth as Voodoo Sue 1931
The Pagan Lady as Carla the Servant 1930
The Thoroughbred as Sacharine 1930
Sarah and Son as Belloc's Maid (Uncredited) 1929
Thunderbolt as Bit Role 1929
The Carnation Kid as The Maid (Uncredited) 1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin as Slave at Wedding (uncredited) 1927
College as Cook (uncredited) 1925
The Golden Bed as Boarding House Maid (Uncredited) 1925
The Narrow Street as Easter 1924
The Lightning Rider as Mammy 1922
Manslaughter as Prison Inmate (uncredited) 1922
The Show as Maid (uncredited) 1920
Why Change Your Wife? as Sally's Maid (Uncredited) 1919
His Musical Sneeze as Maid (uncredited) 1918
Who's Your Father? as Black Mother (uncredited) 1918
Old Wives for New as Viola's Maid (uncredited) 1918
Tarzan of the Apes as Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited) 1917
Stage Struck as Uncredited 1916
The Children Pay as Uncredited 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited) 1916
Hoodoo Ann as Black Cindy 1915
The Cause of It All as Mary - The Hotel Cook 1915
The Birth of a Nation as Black Woman (uncredited) 
