Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
King Kong
Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
Black Woman (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
Carmen Jones
Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited)
The Buccaneer
Good Luck Charm Vendor
Band of Angels
Flower Vendor (Uncredited)
Filmography
Tarzan and the Trappers
1960
as Witch Woman
The Buccaneer
1958
as Good Luck Charm Vendor
Band of Angels
1957
as Flower Vendor (Uncredited)
Something of Value
1957
as Midwife (Uncredited)
Carmen Jones
1954
as Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
as Libby
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
Revenge of the Zombies
1943
as Beulah
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Bit in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
Mokey
1942
as Miss Cully (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited)
King of the Zombies
1941
as Tahama
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Lady McBeth
Safari
1940
as Native Woman
Maryland
1940
as Naomi
Tell No Tales
1939
as Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Ruby (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
1938
as Hattie
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Benzedrina (uncredited)
Kentucky
1938
as Lily
Island in the Sky
1938
as Scrubwoman (Uncredited)
The Toy Wife
1938
as Eve, a Black Servant (Uncredited)
Maid of Salem
1937
as Tituba
San Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited)
So Red the Rose
1935
as Slave (Uncredited)
Black Moon
1934
as Ruva
A Modern Hero
1934
as Mme. Azais' Neighbor ( Uncredited)
Operator 13
1934
as Slave at Medicine Show ( Uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1934
as Cook (uncredited)
King Kong
1933
as Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Mustard (uncredited)
Jungle Mystery
1932
as Native Woman in Stockade (Uncredited)
The Pagan Lady
1931
as Carla the Servant
Heaven on Earth
1931
as Voodoo Sue
The Thoroughbred
1930
as Sacharine
Sarah and Son
1930
as Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)
Thunderbolt
1929
as Bit Role
The Carnation Kid
1929
as The Maid (Uncredited)
Queen Kelly
1929
as Kali Sana - Aunt's Cook (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927
as Slave at Wedding (uncredited)
College
1927
as Cook (uncredited)
The Narrow Street
1925
as Easter
The Golden Bed
1925
as Boarding House Maid (Uncredited)
The Lightning Rider
1924
as Mammy
Manslaughter
1922
as Prison Inmate (uncredited)
The Show
1922
as Maid (uncredited)
Why Change Your Wife?
1920
as Sally's Maid (Uncredited)
His Musical Sneeze
1919
as Maid (uncredited)
Who's Your Father?
1918
as Black Mother (uncredited)
Tarzan of the Apes
1918
as Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited)
Old Wives for New
1918
as Viola's Maid (uncredited)
Stage Struck
1917
as Uncredited
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
The Children Pay
1916
as Uncredited
Hoodoo Ann
1916
as Black Cindy
The Cause of It All
1915
as Mary - The Hotel Cook
The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Black Woman (uncredited)