Madame Sul-Te-Wan
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.…
Filmography
The Carnation Kid
1929 · 10.0
The Lightning Rider
1924 · 9.0
Stage Struck
1917 · 9.0
The Narrow Street
1925 · 8.0
So Red the Rose
1935 · 7.8
King Kong
1933 · 7.6
Sullivan's Travels
1941 · 7.4
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 · 7.3
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · 7.1
Imitation of Life
1934 · 7.0
A Modern Hero
1934 · 7.0
Jungle Mystery
1932 · 7.0
Island in the Sky
1938 · 7.0
The Show
1922 · 7.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927 · 6.8
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939 · 6.8
College
1927 · 6.7
In Old Chicago
1938 · 6.7
Mokey
1942 · 6.7
San Francisco
1936 · 6.6
The Buccaneer
1958 · 6.5
Queen Kelly
1929 · 6.5
Maryland
1940 · 6.5
Safari
1940 · 6.5
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · 6.4
Old Wives for New
1918 · 6.4
Band of Angels
1957 · 6.3
Carmen Jones
1954 · 6.2
Ladies They Talk About
1933 · 6.2
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · 6.2
Maid of Salem
1937 · 6.2
His Musical Sneeze
1919 · 6.2
Kentucky
1938 · 6.1
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949 · 6.0
The Birth of a Nation
1915 · 5.9
Operator 13
1934 · 5.9
Thunderbolt
1929 · 5.7
Hoodoo Ann
1916 · 5.6
Why Change Your Wife?
1920 · 5.6
Something of Value
1957 · 5.5
Sarah and Son
1930 · 5.5
Black Moon
1934 · 5.5
Manslaughter
1922 · 5.5
The Affairs of Annabel
1938 · 5.4
Revenge of the Zombies
1943 · 5.4
Tell No Tales
1939 · 5.4
The Thoroughbred
1930 · 5.4
Heaven on Earth
1931 · 5.3
King of the Zombies
1941 · 5.2
Tarzan of the Apes
1918 · 5.2
The Toy Wife
1938 · 5.0
Tarzan and the Trappers
1960 · 4.2
The Pagan Lady
1931 · 4.0
The Golden Bed
1925 · 4.0
Who's Your Father?
1918 · 0.0
The Children Pay
1916 · 0.0
The Cause of It All
1915 · 0.0
Squirrel Food
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