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