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
5.296
Who's Your Father?
0
The Pagan Lady
2.5
Tarzan of the Apes
5.4
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
4.022
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
6.769
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.085
Old Wives for New
6.5
Love Thy Neighbor
6.5
Maryland
6.2
Safari
4
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.147
San Francisco
6.6
Island in the Sky
7
So Red the Rose
6.5
King Kong
7.599
Queen Kelly
6.533
The Cause of It All
0
A Modern Hero
7
The Children Pay
0
Jungle Mystery
0
The Carnation Kid
0
Stage Struck
0
Ladies They Talk About
6.1
Operator 13
5.75
The Golden Bed
3.5
His Musical Sneeze
5.3
Why Change Your Wife?
5.9
Squirrel Food
0
The Story of Seabiscuit
5.8
Mokey
5
Band of Angels
6.2
The Buccaneer
6.4
Carmen Jones
6
Mighty Joe Young
6.4
The Toy Wife
4.8
Sullivan's Travels
7.429
Something of Value
5.5
King of the Zombies
5.092
The Birth of a Nation
5.979
Hoodoo Ann
5.6
The Lightning Rider
0
Imitation of Life
7
The Show
6.5