Madame Sul-Te-Wan
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.
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The Narrow Street
0
Black Moon
5.2
Who's Your Father?
0
The Pagan Lady
2.5
Tarzan of the Apes
5.391
In Old Chicago
6.476
Uncle Tom's Cabin
6.9
Manslaughter
5.4
The Thoroughbred
4.7
The Affairs of Annabel
4
Tell No Tales
5.3
Heaven on Earth
3
Tarzan and the Trappers
4
Revenge of the Zombies
5.192
Kentucky
5.833
Thunderbolt
5.821
Maid of Salem
5.9
Sarah and Son
5.25
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
6
College
6.782
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.074
Old Wives for New
6.5
Love Thy Neighbor
6.5
Maryland
6.2
Safari
4
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.147
Island in the Sky
7
San Francisco
6.6
So Red the Rose
6.5
Operator 13
5.7
A Modern Hero
7
King Kong
7.596
Ladies They Talk About
6.1
Jungle Mystery
0
The Carnation Kid
0
Queen Kelly
6.534
The Golden Bed
3.5
Why Change Your Wife?
5.9
Stage Struck
0
The Children Pay
0
The Cause of It All
0
His Musical Sneeze
5.3
Squirrel Food
0
The Story of Seabiscuit
5.8
The Buccaneer
6.4
Band of Angels
6.209
Something of Value
5.5
Carmen Jones
6
Mighty Joe Young
6.333
Mokey
5
Sullivan's Travels
7.432
The Toy Wife
4.8
King of the Zombies
5.092
The Birth of a Nation
6.005
Hoodoo Ann
5.6
The Lightning Rider
0
Imitation of Life
7
The Show
6.5