Claudia McNeil

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Claudia McNeil

Acting
Born 1917-08-13 · Died 1993-11-25
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography

Claudia McNeil was an American actress known for premiering the role of matriarch Lena Younger in both the stage and screen productions of A Raisin in the Sun. She later appeared in a 1981 production of the musical version of the play, Raisin presented by Equity Library Theater.

Filmography

19 credits across movies and TV

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Movie

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976 · Sojourner Truth

There Was a Crooked Man...
Movie

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 · Madam

A Raisin in the Sun
Movie

A Raisin in the Sun

1961 · Lena Younger

Moon of the Wolf
Movie

Moon of the Wolf

1972 · Sara

Black Girl
Movie

Black Girl

1972 · Mu' Dear

The Last Angry Man
Movie

The Last Angry Man

1959 · Mrs. Quincy

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Movie

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978 · Big Ma

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Movie

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967 · Josepha

Cry Panic
Movie

Cry Panic

1974 · Ethel Hanson

Incident in San Francisco
Movie

Incident in San Francisco

1971 · Odessa Carter

Poitier's Walter Lee
Movie

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018 · Self (archive footage)

To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Movie

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972

The Migrants
Movie

The Migrants

1974 · Rose Daw

The Nurses
TV

The Nurses

1962

The Mike Douglas Show
TV

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

DuPont Show of the Month
TV

DuPont Show of the Month

1957 · Bernice Sadie Brown

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
TV

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978 · Big Ma

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · Self

Roots: The Next Generations
TV

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Sister Will Ada Barnett