Madame Sul-Te-Wan, 1939

Item Overview

Title

Madame Sul-Te-Wan, 1939

Alternative title

Early Motion Picture Actresses

Date Created

October 1939

Date

1939-10

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Madame Sul-Te-Wan (born Nellie Crawford) was an African American stage, film and television actress. She was a character actress, most often appearing in "Mammy" roles.” She departed from this type casting when she appeared in the African-American cast musical drama, Carmen Jones, as Dorothy Dandridge's grandmother (1954).
Portrait of Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Silhouette Magazine, October 1939, p. 21.

Caption

Written on back of photo: Mme. Sul-Te-Wan, actress. From Silhouette Mag, 0ct '39, p.21

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Madame Sul-Te-Wan, 1873-1959

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American actresses