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Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Acting · 0.7 popularity

Age

153

Movies

58

TV

0

Born: March 7, 1873 – February 1, 1959
From: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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.

Works

58 films

King Kong

King Kong

19337.6

Jungle Mystery

Jungle Mystery

19327.0

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

19496.4

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

19155.9

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

19167.1

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

19586.5

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

19546.2

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

19417.4

In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

19386.7

San Francisco

San Francisco

19366.6

The Toy Wife

The Toy Wife

19385.0

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

19347.0

Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

19336.1

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

19295.7

Band of Angels

Band of Angels

19576.3

King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies

19415.2

Operator 13

Operator 13

19345.9

The Lightning Rider

The Lightning Rider

19249.0

The Story of Seabiscuit

The Story of Seabiscuit

19496.0

Something of Value

Something of Value

19575.5

College

College

19276.7

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

19436.2

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

19376.2

Maryland

Maryland

19406.5

Hoodoo Ann

Hoodoo Ann

19165.6

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

19396.8

Old Wives for New

Old Wives for New

19186.4

The Children Pay

The Children Pay

1916

So Red the Rose

So Red the Rose

19357.7

Queen Kelly

Queen Kelly

19296.5

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

19225.5

The Narrow Street

The Narrow Street

19258.0

Tarzan and the Trappers

Tarzan and the Trappers

19584.2

A Modern Hero

A Modern Hero

19347.0

Safari

Safari

19406.5

Sarah and Son

Sarah and Son

19305.5

Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

19185.3

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

19276.8

Black Moon

Black Moon

19345.5

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

19395.4

Who's Your Father?

Who's Your Father?

1918

Revenge of the Zombies

Revenge of the Zombies

19435.4

The Show

The Show

19227.0

Kentucky

Kentucky

19386.1

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

19385.4

Mokey

Mokey

19426.7

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

19407.3

The Golden Bed

The Golden Bed

19254.0

Why Change Your Wife?

Why Change Your Wife?

19205.6

The Pagan Lady

The Pagan Lady

19314.0

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

19387.0

Heaven on Earth

Heaven on Earth

19315.3

The Carnation Kid

The Carnation Kid

192910.0

His Musical Sneeze

His Musical Sneeze

19196.3

The Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred

19305.4

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

19179.0

Squirrel Food

Squirrel Food

2026

The Cause of It All

The Cause of It All

1915