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