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Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873–1959)

Actress | Soundtrack

Trivia:

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

Born:

Nellie Conley
in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1958 The Buccaneer
Good Luck Charm Vendor
 
1958 Tarzan and the Trappers (TV movie)
Witch Woman
 
1957 Band of Angels
Flower Vendor (uncredited)
 
1957 Something of Value
Midwife (uncredited)
 
1955 Medic (TV series)
Grandma Jonson
– All My Mothers, All My Fathers (1955) … Grandma Jonson (as Madame Sultewan)
 
1954 Carmen Jones
Hagar - Carmen's Grandmother (uncredited)
 
1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
Libby (uncredited)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young
Kifa - Young Family Servant (uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Bit in 'Ice Cold Katie' Number (uncredited)
 
1943 Revenge of the Zombies
Beulah
 
1942 Mokey
Miss Cully - Old Black Woman (uncredited)
 
1941 Sullivan's Travels
Church Harmonium Player (uncredited)
 
1941 King of the Zombies
Tahama, the Cook and High Priestess
 
1940 Love Thy Neighbor
Lady McBeth (uncredited)
 
1940 Maryland
Naomi (uncredited)
 
1940 Safari
Native Woman
 
1939 Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Ruby - Black Convict Woman (uncredited)
 
1939 Tell No Tales
Jim Alley's Mother (uncredited)
 
1938 Kentucky
Lily
 
1938 The Affairs of Annabel
Benzedrina - a Convict (uncredited)
 
1938 The Toy Wife
Eve - a Black Servant (uncredited)
 
1938 Island in the Sky
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
 
1937 Maid of Salem
Tituba - A Slave
 
1937 In Old Chicago
Hattie (as Madame Sultewan)
 
1936 San Francisco
Earthquake Extra (uncredited)
 
1935 So Red the Rose
Slave (uncredited)
 
1934 Imitation of Life
Black Cook (uncredited)
 
1934 Black Moon
Ruva
 
1934 A Modern Hero
Mme. Azais' Neighbor (uncredited)
 
1933 King Kong
Native (uncredited)
 
1933 Ladies They Talk About
Prisoner Mustard (uncredited)
 
1931 Heaven on Earth
Voodoo Sue
 
1931 The Pagan Lady
Carla the Servant (uncredited)
 
1930 The Thoroughbred
Sacharine
 
1930 Sarah and Son
Ashmore's Maid (uncredited)
 
1929 Thunderbolt
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1929 Queen Kelly
Kali Sana - Aunt's Cook (uncredited)
 
1927 Uncle Tom's Cabin
Slave at Wedding (uncredited)
 
1927 College
Cook (uncredited)
 
1925 The Golden Bed
Boarding House Maid (uncredited)
 
1925 The Narrow Street
Easter
 
1924 The Lightning Rider
Mammy
 
1922 Manslaughter
Prison Inmate (uncredited)
 
1922/II The Show (short)
Maid (uncredited)
 
1920 Why Change Your Wife?
Sally's Maid (uncredited)
 
1919 His Musical Sneeze (short)
Maid (uncredited)
 
1918 Who's Your Father? (short)
Black Mother (uncredited)
 
1918 Old Wives for New
Viola's Maid (uncredited)
 
1917 Stage Struck (uncredited)
 
1916 The Children Pay (uncredited)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
 
1916 Hoodoo Ann
Black Cindy (uncredited)
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation
Black Woman - Dr. Cameron's Taunter (uncredited)
 
1915 The Cause of It All (short)
Mary - the Hotel Cook
 
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1941 Sullivan's Travels (performer: "Let My People Go")
 

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Why Change Your Wife? -- Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced... Manslaughter -- Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia causes the death of motorcylce policeman and is prosecuted by her fiance Daniel who describes in lurid detail the downfall of Rome. While she's in prison she reforms and Daniel becomes a wasted alocholic. King of the Zombies -- During World War 2, a small plane off the south coast of America is low on fuel and blown off course by a storm...
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Personal Details

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1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sul-Te-Wan | Madame Sultewan | Madame Wan

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on roles for black actors and actresses in 1920s and 1930s Hollywood] I get bitter sometimes because I don't work long enough to buy a handkerchief. See more »

Trivia:

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

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