Madame Sul-Te-Wan
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan

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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.

Films Featuring Madame Sul-Te-Wan

The Narrow Street

19258.0

Black Moon

19345.5

Who's Your Father?

1918

The Pagan Lady

19314.0

Tarzan of the Apes

19185.3

In Old Chicago

19386.7

Uncle Tom's Cabin

19276.8

Manslaughter

19225.5

The Thoroughbred

19305.4

The Affairs of Annabel

19385.4

Tell No Tales

19395.4

Heaven on Earth

19315.3

Tarzan and the Trappers

19584.2

Revenge of the Zombies

19435.4

Kentucky

19386.1

Thunderbolt

19295.7

Maid of Salem

19376.2

Sarah and Son

19305.5

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

19396.8

College

19276.7

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

19167.1

Old Wives for New

19186.4

Love Thy Neighbor

19407.3

Maryland

19406.5

Safari

19406.5

Thank Your Lucky Stars

19436.2

Island in the Sky

19387.0

San Francisco

19366.6

So Red the Rose

19357.7

Operator 13

19345.9

A Modern Hero

19347.0

King Kong

19337.6

Ladies They Talk About

19336.1

Jungle Mystery

19327.0

The Carnation Kid

192910.0

Queen Kelly

19296.5

The Golden Bed

19254.0

Why Change Your Wife?

19205.6

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

19179.0

The Children Pay

1916

The Cause of It All

The Cause of It All

1915

His Musical Sneeze

19196.3

Squirrel Food

Squirrel Food

The Story of Seabiscuit

19496.0

The Buccaneer

19586.5

Band of Angels

19576.3

Something of Value

19575.5

Carmen Jones

19546.2

Mighty Joe Young

19496.4

Mokey

19426.7

Sullivan's Travels

19417.4

The Toy Wife

19385.0

King of the Zombies

19415.2

The Birth of a Nation

19155.9

Hoodoo Ann

19165.6

The Lightning Rider

19249.0

Imitation of Life

19347.0

The Show

19227.0