Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Acting

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Born 1873-03-07 Louisville, Kentucky, USA 58 films

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 fle…

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Filmography

58 films
The Buccaneer poster

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend Ne…

The Buccaneer

★ 6.5 1958

Band of Angels poster

Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed f…

Band of Angels

★ 6.3 1957

Carmen Jones poster

In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jon…

Carmen Jones

★ 6.2 1954