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Madame Sul-Te-Wan(1873-1959)

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Madame Sul-Te-Wan in L'incendie de Chicago (1938)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan was born on 7 March 1873 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Le démon sur la ville (1937), L'incendie de Chicago (1938) and Safari, jungle mystérieuse (1940). She was married to Robert Reed Conley. She died on 1 February 1959 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMarch 7, 1873
DiedFebruary 1, 1959(85)
BornMarch 7, 1873
DiedFebruary 1, 1959(85)
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Known for

Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray in Le démon sur la ville (1937)
Le démon sur la ville
6.4
  • Tituba - A Slave
  • 1937
Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in L'incendie de Chicago (1938)
L'incendie de Chicago
6.7
  • Hattie(as Madame Sultewan)
  • 1938
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll in Safari, jungle mystérieuse (1940)
Safari, jungle mystérieuse
6.3
  • Native Woman
  • 1940
Dick Purcell, Henry Victor, and Joan Woodbury in Le roi des zombies (1941)
Le roi des zombies
5.2
  • Tahama
  • 1941

Credits

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Actress

  • Gordon Scott in Tarzan et les trappeurs (1960)
    Tarzan et les trappeurs
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Witch Woman
    • 1960
  • Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner in Les boucaniers (1958)
    Les boucaniers
    6.4
    • Good Luck Charm Vendor
    • 1958
  • Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo in L'Esclave libre (1957)
    L'Esclave libre
    6.5
    • Flower Vendor (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Rock Hudson, Sidney Poitier, and Dana Wynter in Le carnaval des dieux (1957)
    Le carnaval des dieux
    6.5
    • Midwife (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
    Medic
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Grandma Jonson (as Madame Sultewan)
    • 1955
  • Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones (1954)
    Carmen Jones
    6.7
    • Hagar - Carmen's Grandmother (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, and Seabiscuit in The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
    The Story of Seabiscuit
    6.1
    • Libby (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Monsieur Joe (1949)
    Monsieur Joe
    7.0
    • Kifa (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Robert Alda, Al Jolson, Joan Leslie, Tom Patricola, and Alexis Smith in Rhapsodie en bleu (1945)
    Rhapsodie en bleu
    7.0
    • Card Player in 'Summertime' Sequence (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • John Carradine, Veda Ann Borg, Robert Lowery, and Gale Storm in Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
    Revenge of the Zombies
    4.7
    • Mammy Beulah
    • 1943
  • Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Jack Carson, Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, and Alexis Smith in Remerciez votre bonne étoile (1943)
    Remerciez votre bonne étoile
    6.7
    • Bit in 'Ice Cold Katy' Number (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Donna Reed, Robert Blake, and Dan Dailey in Mokey (1942)
    Mokey
    5.0
    • Miss Cully - Old Black Woman (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Veronica Lake in Les voyages de Sullivan (1941)
    Les voyages de Sullivan
    7.9
    • Church Harmonium Player (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Dick Purcell, Henry Victor, and Joan Woodbury in Le roi des zombies (1941)
    Le roi des zombies
    5.2
    • Tahama
    • 1941
  • Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Mary Martin in Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    6.8
    • Lady McBeth (uncredited)
    • 1940

Soundtrack

  • Veronica Lake in Les voyages de Sullivan (1941)
    Les voyages de Sullivan
    7.9
    • performer: "Let My People Go" (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sul-Te-Wan
  • Height
    • 1.68 m
  • Born
    • March 7, 1873
    • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • February 1, 1959
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Robert Reed Conley(3 children)
  • Children
      Onest Conley
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    First African-American actress to work under contract at a major studio (Fine Arts).
  • Quotes
    [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.

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