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.

Filme indisponibile de la Madame Sul-Te-Wan

The Narrow Street

Easter

Film 1925

Black Moon

Ruva

Film 1934

Who's Your Father?

Black Mother (uncredited)

Film 1918

The Pagan Lady

Carla the Servant

Film 1931

Tarzan of the Apes

Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited)

Film 1918

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Slave at Wedding (uncredited)

Film 1927

Manslaughter

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Film 1922

The Thoroughbred

Sacharine

Film 1930

The Affairs of Annabel

Benzedrina (uncredited)

Film 1938

Tell No Tales

Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited)

Film 1939

Heaven on Earth

Voodoo Sue

Film 1931

Thunderbolt

Bit Role

Film 1929

Maid of Salem

Tituba

Film 1937

Sarah and Son

Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)

Film 1930

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

Ruby (uncredited)

Film 1939

College

Cook (uncredited)

Film 1927

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)

Film 1916

Old Wives for New

Viola's Maid (uncredited)

Film 1918

Love Thy Neighbor

Lady McBeth

Film 1940

Safari

Native Woman

Film 1940

Maryland

Naomi

Film 1940

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Bit in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)

Film 1943

San Francisco

Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited)

Film 1936

Island in the Sky

Scrubwoman (Uncredited)

Film 1938

So Red the Rose

Slave (Uncredited)

Film 1935

Jungle Mystery

Native Woman in Stockade (Uncredited)

Film 1932

A Modern Hero

Mme. Azais' Neighbor ( Uncredited)

Film 1934

Operator 13

Slave at Medicine Show ( Uncredited)

Film 1934

King Kong

Native Handmaiden (uncredited)

Film 1933

Ladies They Talk About

Mustard (uncredited)

Film 1933

The Cause of It All

Mary - The Hotel Cook

Film 1915

The Children Pay

Uncredited

Film 1916

Stage Struck

Uncredited

Film 1917

Why Change Your Wife?

Sally's Maid (Uncredited)

Film 1920

The Carnation Kid

The Maid (Uncredited)

Film 1929

Queen Kelly

Kali Sana – Aunt's Cook (Uncredited)

Film 1932

The Golden Bed

Boarding House Maid (Uncredited)

Film 1925

His Musical Sneeze

Maid (uncredited)

Film 1919

Squirrel Food

Flirt

Film

Mighty Joe Young

Young Family Servant (Uncredited)

Film 1949

The Toy Wife

Eve, a Black Servant (Uncredited)

Film 1938

Band of Angels

Flower Vendor (Uncredited)

Film 1957

Mokey

Miss Cully, Old Black Woman (Uncredited)

Film 1942

Something of Value

Midwife (Uncredited)

Film 1957

Carmen Jones

Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)

Film 1954

Sullivan's Travels

Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited)

Film 1941

The Birth of a Nation

Black Woman

Film 1915

Hoodoo Ann

Black Cindy

Film 1916

The Lightning Rider

Mammy

Film 1924

Imitation of Life

Cook (uncredited)

Film 1934

The Show

Maid (uncredited)

Film 1922