Birth Day: 1873-03-07
Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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.
Credits
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As Flirt
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As Witch Woman -
As Good Luck Charm Vendor -
As Flower Vendor (Uncredited) -
As Midwife (Uncredited) -
As Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited) -
As Libby -
As Young Family Servant (Uncredited) -
As Bit in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) -
As Beulah -
As Miss Cully, Old Black Woman (Uncredited) -
As Tahama -
As Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited) -
As Native Woman -
As Naomi -
As Lady McBeth -
As Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited) -
As Ruby (uncredited) -
As Scrubwoman (Uncredited) -
As Eve, a Black Servant (Uncredited) -
As Hattie -
As Lily -
As Benzedrina (uncredited) -
As Tituba -
As Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited) -
As Slave (Uncredited) -
As Mme. Azais' Neighbor ( Uncredited) -
As Cook (uncredited) -
As Slave at Medicine Show ( Uncredited) -
As Ruva -
As Native Handmaiden (uncredited) -
As Mustard (uncredited) -
As Native Woman in Stockade (Uncredited) -
As Kali Sana – Aunt's Cook (Uncredited) -
As Carla the Servant -
As Voodoo Sue -
As Sacharine -
As Belloc's Maid (Uncredited) -
As The Maid (Uncredited) -
As Bit Role -
As Slave at Wedding (uncredited) -
As Cook (uncredited) -
As Easter -
As Boarding House Maid (Uncredited) -
As Mammy -
As Prison Inmate (uncredited) -
As Maid (uncredited) -
As Sally's Maid (Uncredited) -
As Maid (uncredited) -
As Viola's Maid (uncredited) -
As Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited) -
As Black Mother (uncredited) -
As Uncredited
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As Uncredited -
As Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited) -
As Black Cindy -
As Mary - The Hotel Cook
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As Black Woman (uncredited)