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College (1927) -- To reconcile with his girlfriend, a bookish college student tries to become an athlete.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) -- The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) -- Tarzan deals with the villainous Schroeder, who is illegally collecting animals for zoos, only to be menaced by Schroeder's hunter brother Sikes, out for revenge, who teams up with greedy trader Lapin in a hunt for human game...
The Birth of a Nation (1915) -- The Civil War divides friends and destroys families, but that's nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-ruled South after the war.
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) -- Tarzan deals with the villainous Schroeder, who is illegally collecting animals for zoos, only to be menaced by Schroeder's hunter brother Sikes, out for revenge, who teams up with greedy trader Lapin in a hunt for human game...

Overview

Date of Birth:

7 March 1873, Louisville, Kentucky, USA more

Date of Death:

1 February 1959, Hollywood, California, USA more

Trivia:

Despite popular belief, she was not the grandmother of actress Dorothy Dandridge. more

STARmeter: ?

Up 57% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Alternate Names:

Sul-Te-Wan | Madame Sultewan | Madame Wan

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Buccaneer (1958) Good Luck Charm Vendor 1958 - 6.3 (882)
- 2. Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) Witch Woman 1958 - 4.8 (161)
- 3. Band of Angels (1957) (uncredited) Flower Vendor 1957 - 6.4 (571)
- 4. Something of Value (1957)   (uncredited) Midwife 1957 - 6.5 (318)
AKAs:
  • Africa Ablaze (USA: reissue title)
- 5. "Medic" (1954)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.9 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 6. Carmen Jones (1954)   (uncredited) Hagar - Carmen's Grandmother 1954 - 7.0 (1,501)
AKAs:
  • Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones (USA: complete title)
- 7. Mighty Joe Young (1949)   (uncredited) Young family servant 1949 - 6.9 (1,642)
AKAs:
  • Mr. Joseph Young of Africa
- 8. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) (uncredited) Bit in 'Ice Cold Katie' Number 1943 - 7.3 (482)
- 9. Revenge of the Zombies (1943)   Mammy Beulah, the housekeeper 1943 - 4.8 (221)
AKAs:
  • The Corpse Vanished (UK)
- 10. Mokey (1942) (uncredited) Miss Cully, old black woman 1942 - 3.7 (53)
- 11. Sullivan's Travels (1941) (uncredited) Church harmonium payer 1941 - 8.2 (8,143)
- 12. King of the Zombies (1941) Tahama, the Cook and High Priestess 1941 - 4.9 (708)
- 13. Maryland (1940) (uncredited) Naomi 1940 - 6.0 (35)
- 14. Safari (1940) (uncredited) Native Woman 1940 - 8.4 (13)
- 15. Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)   (uncredited) Ruby - Black Convict Woman 1939 - 6.4 (90)
AKAs:
  • Torchy Plays with Dynamite (USA: review title)
- 16. Tell No Tales (1939)   (uncredited) Jim Alley's mother 1939 - 6.4 (43)
AKAs:
  • A Hundred to One (International: English title)
- 17. Kentucky (1938) Lily 1938 - 7.0 (136)
- 18. The Affairs of Annabel (1938) (uncredited) Benzedrina, a Convict 1938 - 6.1 (122)
- 19. The Toy Wife (1938)   (uncredited) Eve, a Black Servant 1938 - 5.7 (96)
AKAs:
  • Frou Frou (UK)
- 20. Island in the Sky (1938) (uncredited) Scrubwoman 1938 - 6.2 (18)
- 21. Maid of Salem (1937) Tituba 1937 - 6.8 (74)
- 22. In Old Chicago (1937) (as Madame Sultewan) Hattie 1937 - 7.0 (639)
- 23. So Red the Rose (1935) (uncredited) Slave 1935 - 7.2 (44)
- 24. Imitation of Life (1934) (uncredited) Black Cook 1934 - 7.6 (1,145)
- 25. Black Moon (1934) Ruva 1934 - 6.2 (89)
- 26. A Modern Hero (1934) (uncredited) Mme. Azais' Neighbor 1934 - 7.0 (28)
- 27. King Kong (1933)   (uncredited) Native 1933 - 8.1 (34,838)
AKAs:
  • The Eighth Wonder
  • The Eighth Wonder of the World
- 28. Ladies They Talk About (1933)   (uncredited) Prisoner Mustard 1933 - 6.5 (362)
AKAs:
  • Women in Prison
- 29. Heaven on Earth (1931)   Voodoo Sue 1931 - 5.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • Mississippi
- 30. The Pagan Lady (1931) (uncredited) Carla the Servant 1931 - -
- 31. The Thoroughbred (1930)   Sacharine 1930 - -
AKAs:
  • Riding to Win (UK)
- 32. Sarah and Son (1930) (uncredited) Ashmore's Maid 1930 - 6.9 (41)
- 33. Queen Kelly (1929) (uncredited) Kali Sana - Aunt's Cook 1929 - 8.2 (1,171)
- 34. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) (uncredited) Slave at Wedding 1927 - 7.5 (151)
- 35. College (1927) (uncredited) Cook 1927 - 7.3 (1,349)
- 36. The Narrow Street (1925) Easter 1925 - -
- 37. The Lightning Rider (1924) Mammy 1924 - -
- 38. Manslaughter (1922) (uncredited) Prison Inmate 1922 - 7.8 (165)
- 39. Why Change Your Wife? (1920) (uncredited) Sally's Maid 1920 - 8.3 (669)
- 40. Who's Your Father? (1918) (uncredited) Black Mother 1918 - -
- 41. Old Wives for New (1918) (uncredited) Viola's Maid 1918 - 6.5 (38)
- 42. Stage Struck (1917) (uncredited) 1917 - -
- 43. The Children Pay (1916) (uncredited) 1916 - -
- 44. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)   (uncredited) Girl at Marriage Market (Babylonian Story) 1916 - 8.2 (4,870)
AKAs:
  • Intolerance (USA: short title)
  • Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
- 45. Hoodoo Ann (1916) (uncredited) Black Cindy 1916 - 7.0 (524)
- 46. The Birth of a Nation (1915)   (uncredited) Black woman (Dr. Cameron's taunter) 1915 - 7.1 (8,135)
AKAs:
  • In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: cut version)
  • The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title)
  • The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles première title)
- 47. The Cause of It All (1915) Mary - the Hotel Cook 1915 - -
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sullivan's Travels (1941) ("Let My People Go") 1941 - 8.2 (8,143)

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