Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Birthday
1873/03/07
Day of death
1959/02/01 (85 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also know as
Nellie Wan, Nellie Crawford, Madame Sultewan, Madame Wan, 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 ...Read more
Acting
(1925) The Narrow Street
as Easter
(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) In Old Chicago
as Hattie
(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) Tarzan and the Trappers
as Witch Woman
(1943) Revenge of the Zombies
as Beulah
(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) Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Ruby (uncredited)
(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)
Squirrel Food
as Flirt
(1949) The Story of Seabiscuit
as Libby
(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) King of the Zombies
as Tahama
(1915) The Birth of a Nation
as Black Woman
(1916) Hoodoo Ann
as Black Cindy
(1924) The Lightning Rider
as Mammy
(1934) Imitation of Life
as Cook (uncredited)
(1922) The Show
as Maid (uncredited)