Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Age: N/A | From: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Nellie Wan , Nellie Crawford , Madame Sultewan , Madame Wan
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Movie Involvements: 21
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(1916) Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
(1915) Black Woman
Imitation of Life
(1934) Cook (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
(1938) Hattie
Maid of Salem
(1937) Tituba
Tarzan of the Apes
(1918) Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
(1927) Slave at Wedding (uncredited)
Kentucky
(1938) LilyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Tahama in 'King of the Zombies' | |
| 1943 | Beulah | |
| 1941 | Tahama | |
| 1940 | Lady McBeth | |
| Naomi | ||
| Native Woman | ||
| 1939 | Ruby (uncredited) | |
| Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Lily | |
| Benzedrina (uncredited) | ||
| Hattie | ||
| 1937 | Tituba | |
| 1934 | Cook (uncredited) | |
| Ruva | ||
| 1931 | Voodoo Sue | |
| Carla the Servant | ||
| 1930 | Sacharine | |
| Belloc's Maid (Uncredited) | ||
| 1929 | Bit Role | |
| 1927 | Slave at Wedding (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | Easter | |
| 1924 | Mammy | |
| 1922 | Prison Inmate (uncredited) | |
| Maid (uncredited) | ||
| 1918 | Black Mother (uncredited) | |
| Viola's Maid (uncredited) | ||
| Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited) | ||
| 1916 | Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited) | |
| Black Cindy | ||
| 1915 | Black Woman | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
