Madame Sul-Te-Wan
1873-03-07 ( 152 years old ) in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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.

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The Buccaneer 1958-12-11
Tarzan and the Trappers 1958-01-01
Band of Angels 1957-08-03
Something of Value 1957-05-08
Carmen Jones 1954-10-28
The Story of Seabiscuit 1949-11-12
Mighty Joe Young 1949-07-27
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943-09-25
Revenge of the Zombies 1943-09-17
Mokey 1942-04-01
Sullivan's Travels 1941-11-30
King of the Zombies 1941-05-14
Love Thy Neighbor 1940-12-27
Maryland 1940-07-19
Safari 1940-06-14
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite 1939-08-12
Tell No Tales 1939-06-12
Kentucky 1938-12-30
The Affairs of Annabel 1938-09-09
The Toy Wife 1938-06-10
In Old Chicago 1938-04-15
Island in the Sky 1938-04-01
Maid of Salem 1937-02-12
San Francisco 1936-06-26
So Red the Rose 1935-12-20
Imitation of Life 1934-11-23
Black Moon 1934-06-15
Operator 13 1934-06-08
A Modern Hero 1934-04-21
King Kong 1933-03-15
Ladies They Talk About 1933-02-04
Queen Kelly 1932-10-18
Jungle Mystery 1932-09-12
Heaven on Earth 1931-11-27
The Pagan Lady 1931-09-07
The Thoroughbred 1930-08-09
Sarah and Son 1930-03-14
Thunderbolt 1929-06-20
The Carnation Kid 1929-03-02
Uncle Tom's Cabin 1927-11-04
College 1927-09-10
The Golden Bed 1925-01-25
The Narrow Street 1925-01-04
The Lightning Rider 1924-05-18
Manslaughter 1922-09-24
The Show 1922-03-19
Why Change Your Wife? 1920-05-21
His Musical Sneeze 1919-02-22
Who's Your Father? 1918-06-30
Old Wives for New 1918-05-18
Tarzan of the Apes 1918-01-27
Stage Struck 1917-02-25
The Children Pay 1916-11-26
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916-09-04
Hoodoo Ann 1916-03-26
The Birth of a Nation 1915-02-08
The Cause of It All 1915-01-29
Squirrel Food

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