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Madame Sul-Te-Wan

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Born: March 7, 1873 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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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 com...

Filmography58 TITLES
King Kong
7.6
King Kong1933
Mighty Joe Young
6.4
Mighty Joe Young1949
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916
The Birth of a Nation
6.0
The Birth of a Nation1915
The Buccaneer
6.4
The Buccaneer1958
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Carmen Jones
6.1
Carmen Jones1954
Imitation of Life
7.0
Imitation of Life1934
Operator 13
5.8
Operator 131934
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943
Sullivan's Travels
7.4
Sullivan's Travels1941
Band of Angels
6.2
Band of Angels1957
San Francisco
6.5
San Francisco1936
Maid of Salem
5.9
Maid of Salem1937
Kentucky
5.8
Kentucky1938
Tell No Tales
4.6
Tell No Tales1939
Revenge of the Zombies
5.1
Revenge of the Zombies1943
The Story of Seabiscuit
5.8
The Story of Seabiscuit1949
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
6.0
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite1939
Why Change Your Wife?
5.5
Why Change Your Wife?1920
Manslaughter
5.2
Manslaughter1922
The Show
6.8
The Show1922
Old Wives for New
6.5
Old Wives for New1918
Love Thy Neighbor
6.5
Love Thy Neighbor1940
The Toy Wife
4.3
The Toy Wife1938
So Red the Rose
6.5
So Red the Rose1935
In Old Chicago
6.6
In Old Chicago1938
Tarzan and the Trappers
4.0
Tarzan and the Trappers1958
The Golden Bed
2.7
The Golden Bed1925
Heaven on Earth
3.0
Heaven on Earth1931
Mokey
5.0
Mokey1942
Queen Kelly
6.5
Queen Kelly1929
King of the Zombies
5.1
King of the Zombies1941
Thunderbolt
5.6
Thunderbolt1929
The Lightning Rider
The Lightning Rider1924
Black Moon
5.4
Black Moon1934
Tarzan of the Apes
5.3
Tarzan of the Apes1918
College
6.7
College1927
Island in the Sky
7.0
Island in the Sky1938
The Affairs of Annabel
4.0
The Affairs of Annabel1938
Maryland
6.2
Maryland1940
The Pagan Lady
2.0
The Pagan Lady1931
Jungle Mystery
Jungle Mystery1932
Ladies They Talk About
6.1
Ladies They Talk About1933
Something of Value
5.4
Something of Value1957
Safari
4.0
Safari1940
The Narrow Street
The Narrow Street1925
Uncle Tom's Cabin
6.6
Uncle Tom's Cabin1927
Hoodoo Ann
5.6
Hoodoo Ann1916
The Cause of It All
The Cause of It All1915
Sarah and Son
5.2
Sarah and Son1930
The Thoroughbred
4.7
The Thoroughbred1930
The Children Pay
The Children Pay1916
Squirrel Food
Squirrel Food
The Carnation Kid
The Carnation Kid1929
A Modern Hero
7.0
A Modern Hero1934
Who's Your Father?
Who's Your Father?1918
His Musical Sneeze
5.3
His Musical Sneeze1919
Stage Struck
Stage Struck1917