Personal Info
Known Credits
58
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1873-03-07 (152 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also Known For
Nellie WanNellie CrawfordMadame SultewanMadame WanSul-Te-Wan
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 ...
Acting
1958 --
The Buccaneer
| Good Luck Charm Vendor
1958 --
Tarzan and the Trappers
| Witch Woman
1957 --
Band of Angels
| Flower Vendor (Uncredited)
1957 --
Something of Value
| Midwife (Uncredited)
1954 --
Carmen Jones
| Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)
1949 --
The Story of Seabiscuit
| Libby
1949 --
Mighty Joe Young
| Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
1943 --
Thank Your Lucky Stars
| Bit in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
1943 --
Revenge of the Zombies
| Beulah
1942 --
Mokey
| Miss Cully, Old Black Woman (Uncredited)
1941 --
Sullivan's Travels
| Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited)
1941 --
King of the Zombies
| Tahama
1940 --
Love Thy Neighbor
| Lady McBeth
1940 --
Maryland
| Naomi
1940 --
Safari
| Native Woman
1939 --
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
| Ruby (uncredited)
1939 --
Tell No Tales
| Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited)
1938 --
Kentucky
| Lily
1938 --
The Affairs of Annabel
| Benzedrina (uncredited)
1938 --
The Toy Wife
| Eve, a Black Servant (Uncredited)
1938 --
Island in the Sky
| Scrubwoman (Uncredited)
1937 --
Maid of Salem
| Tituba
1936 --
San Francisco
| Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited)
1936 --
In Old Chicago
| Hattie
1935 --
So Red the Rose
| Slave (Uncredited)
1934 --
Imitation of Life
| Cook (uncredited)
1934 --
Black Moon
| Ruva
1934 --
Operator 13
| Slave at Medicine Show ( Uncredited)
1934 --
A Modern Hero
| Mme. Azais' Neighbor ( Uncredited)
1933 --
King Kong
| Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
1933 --
Ladies They Talk About
| Mustard (uncredited)
1932 --
Queen Kelly
| Kali Sana – Aunt's Cook (Uncredited)
1932 --
Jungle Mystery
| Native Woman in Stockade (Uncredited)
1931 --
Heaven on Earth
| Voodoo Sue
1931 --
The Pagan Lady
| Carla the Servant
1930 --
The Thoroughbred
| Sacharine
1930 --
Sarah and Son
| Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)
1929 --
Thunderbolt
| Bit Role
1929 --
The Carnation Kid
| The Maid (Uncredited)
1927 --
Uncle Tom's Cabin
| Slave at Wedding (uncredited)
1927 --
College
| Cook (uncredited)
1925 --
The Golden Bed
| Boarding House Maid (Uncredited)
1925 --
The Narrow Street
| Easter
1924 --
The Lightning Rider
| Mammy
1922 --
Manslaughter
| Prison Inmate (uncredited)
1922 --
The Show
| Maid (uncredited)
1920 --
Why Change Your Wife?
| Sally's Maid (Uncredited)
1919 --
His Musical Sneeze
| Maid (uncredited)
1918 --
Who's Your Father?
| Black Mother (uncredited)
1918 --
Old Wives for New
| Viola's Maid (uncredited)
1918 --
Tarzan of the Apes
| Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited)
1917 --
Stage Struck
| Uncredited
1916 --
The Children Pay
| Uncredited
1916 --
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
| Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
1916 --
Hoodoo Ann
| Black Cindy
1915 --
The Birth of a Nation
| Black Woman
1915 --
The Cause of It All
| Mary - The Hotel Cook