Madame Sul-Te-Wan [103017] Gender: Female Popularity: 1.198 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 Trappers1958-01-01 Band of Angels1957-08-03 Something of Value1957-05-08 Carmen Jones1954-10-28 The Story of Seabiscuit1949-11-12 Mighty Joe Young1949-07-27 Thank Your Lucky Stars1943-09-25 Revenge of the Zombies1943-09-17 Mokey1942-04-01 Sullivan's Travels1941-11-30 King of the Zombies1941-05-14 Love Thy Neighbor1940-12-27 Maryland1940-07-19 Safari1940-06-14 Torchy Blane.. Playing 1939-08-12 Tell No Tales1939-06-12 Kentucky1938-12-30 The Affairs of Annabel1938-09-09 The Toy Wife1938-06-10 Island in the Sky1938-04-01 In Old Chicago1938-04-15 Maid of Salem1937-02-12 San Francisco1936-06-26 So Red the Rose1935-12-20 Imitation of Life1934-11-23 Black Moon1934-06-15 Operator 131934-06-08 A Modern Hero1934-04-21 King Kong1933-03-15 Ladies They Talk About1933-02-04 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 Kid1929-03-02 Uncle Tom's Cabin1927-11-04 College1927-09-10 The Golden Bed1925-01-25 The Narrow Street1925-01-04 The Lightning Rider1924-05-18 Manslaughter1922-09-24 The Show1922-03-19 Why Change Your Wife?1920-05-21 His Musical Sneeze1919-02-22 Who's Your Father?1918-06-30 Old Wives for New1918-05-18 Tarzan of the Apes1918-01-27 Stage Struck1917-02-25 The Children Pay1916-11-26 Intolerance: Love's Str1916-09-04 Hoodoo Ann1916-03-26 The Birth of a Nation1915-02-08 The Cause of It All1915-01-29 Squirrel Food