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Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Actor

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

1873Louisville, Kentucky, USA55 Movies

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.

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55 titles
The Buccaneer
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Good Luck Charm Vendor
6.4

The Buccaneer

1958
Tarzan and the Trappers
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Witch Woman
4.0

Tarzan and the Trappers

1958
Band of Angels
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Flower Vendor (Uncredited)
6.2

Band of Angels

1957
Something of Value
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Midwife (Uncredited)
5.4

Something of Value

1957
Carmen Jones
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Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)
6.1

Carmen Jones

1954
The Story of Seabiscuit
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Libby
5.8

The Story of Seabiscuit

1949
Mighty Joe Young
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Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
6.4

Mighty Joe Young

1949
Thank Your Lucky Stars
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Bit in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
6.1

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943
Revenge of the Zombies
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Beulah
5.1

Revenge of the Zombies

1943
Mokey
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Miss Cully (uncredited)
5.0

Mokey

1942
Sullivan's Travels
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Church Harmonium Player (Uncredited)
7.4

Sullivan's Travels

1941
King of the Zombies
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Tahama
5.1

King of the Zombies

1941
Love Thy Neighbor
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Lady McBeth
6.5

Love Thy Neighbor

1940
Maryland
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Naomi
6.2

Maryland

1940
Safari
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Native Woman
4.0

Safari

1940
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
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Ruby (uncredited)
6.0

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939
Tell No Tales
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Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited)
4.6

Tell No Tales

1939
Kentucky
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Lily
5.8

Kentucky

1938
The Affairs of Annabel
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Benzedrina (uncredited)
4.0

The Affairs of Annabel

1938
The Toy Wife
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Eve, a Black Servant (Uncredited)
4.3

The Toy Wife

1938
In Old Chicago
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Hattie
6.6

In Old Chicago

1938
Island in the Sky
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Scrubwoman (Uncredited)
7.0

Island in the Sky

1938
Maid of Salem
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Tituba
5.9

Maid of Salem

1937
San Francisco
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Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited)
6.5

San Francisco

1936
So Red the Rose
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Slave (Uncredited)
6.5

So Red the Rose

1935
Imitation of Life
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Cook (uncredited)
7.0

Imitation of Life

1934
Black Moon
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Ruva
5.4

Black Moon

1934
Operator 13
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Slave at Medicine Show ( Uncredited)
5.8

Operator 13

1934
A Modern Hero
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Mme. Azais' Neighbor ( Uncredited)
7.0

A Modern Hero

1934
King Kong
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Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
7.6

King Kong

1933
Ladies They Talk About
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Mustard (uncredited)
6.1

Ladies They Talk About

1933
Queen Kelly
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Kali Sana - Aunt's Cook (uncredited)
6.5

Queen Kelly

1932
Jungle Mystery
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Native Woman in Stockade (Uncredited)

Jungle Mystery

1932
Heaven on Earth
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Voodoo Sue
3.0

Heaven on Earth

1931
The Pagan Lady
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Carla the Servant
2.0

The Pagan Lady

1931
The Thoroughbred
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Sacharine
4.7

The Thoroughbred

1930
Sarah and Son
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Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)
5.2

Sarah and Son

1930
Thunderbolt
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Bit Role
5.6

Thunderbolt

1929
The Carnation Kid
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The Maid (Uncredited)

The Carnation Kid

1929
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Slave at Wedding (uncredited)
6.6

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927
College
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Cook (uncredited)
6.7

College

1927
The Golden Bed
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Boarding House Maid (Uncredited)
2.7

The Golden Bed

1925
The Narrow Street
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Easter

The Narrow Street

1925
The Lightning Rider
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Mammy

The Lightning Rider

1924
Manslaughter
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Prison Inmate (uncredited)
5.2

Manslaughter

1922
The Show
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Maid (uncredited)
6.8

The Show

1922
Why Change Your Wife?
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Sally's Maid (Uncredited)
5.5

Why Change Your Wife?

1920
His Musical Sneeze
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Maid (uncredited)
5.3

His Musical Sneeze

1919
Who's Your Father?
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Black Mother (uncredited)

Who's Your Father?

1918
Old Wives for New
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Viola's Maid (uncredited)
6.5

Old Wives for New

1918
Tarzan of the Apes
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Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited)
5.2

Tarzan of the Apes

1918
The Children Pay
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Uncredited

The Children Pay

1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
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Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916
Hoodoo Ann
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Black Cindy
5.6

Hoodoo Ann

1916
The Birth of a Nation
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Black Woman (uncredited)
5.9

The Birth of a Nation

1915