Madame Sul-Te-Wan [103017] Gender: Female Popularity: 0.1358 Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Birthday: 1873-03-07 Deathday: 1959-02-01 Age: 85 years Movies: 58 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. The Buccaneer1958-12-11 Tarzan and the T1958-01-01 Band of Angels1957-08-03 Something of Val1957-05-08 Carmen Jones1954-10-28 The Story of Sea1949-11-12 Mighty Joe Young1949-07-27 Thank Your Lucky1943-09-25 Revenge of the Z1943-09-17 Mokey1942-04-01 Sullivan's Trave1941-11-30 King of the Zomb1941-05-14 Love Thy Neighbo1940-12-27 Maryland1940-07-19 Safari1940-06-14 Torchy Blane... 1939-08-12 Tell No Tales1939-06-12 Kentucky1938-12-30 The Affairs of A1938-09-09 The Toy Wife1938-06-10 Island in the Sk1938-04-01 In Old Chicago1938-04-15 Maid of Salem1937-02-12 San Francisco1936-06-26 So Red the Rose1935-12-20 Imitation of Lif1934-11-23 Black Moon1934-06-15 Operator 131934-06-08 A Modern Hero1934-04-21 King Kong1933-03-15 Ladies They Talk1933-02-04 Queen Kelly1932-10-18 Jungle Mystery1932-09-12 Heaven on Earth1931-11-27 The Pagan Lady1931-09-07 The Thoroughbred1930-08-09 Sarah and Son1930-03-14 Thunderbolt1929-06-20 The Carnation Ki1929-03-02 Uncle Tom's Cabi1927-11-04 College1927-09-10 The Golden Bed1925-01-25 The Narrow Stree1925-01-04 The Lightning Ri1924-05-18 Manslaughter1922-09-24 The Show1922-03-19 Why Change Your 1920-05-21 His Musical Snee1919-02-22 Who's Your Fathe1918-06-30 Old Wives for Ne1918-05-18 Tarzan of the Ap1918-01-27 Stage Struck1917-02-25 The Children Pay1916-11-26 Intolerance: Lov1916-09-04 Hoodoo Ann1916-03-26 The Birth of a N1915-03-08 The Cause of It 1915-01-29 Squirrel Food