Claudia McNeil
Acting
Born: 1917-08-13 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: 1993-11-25
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.
🎬 Movies (14)
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
Self (archive footage)
The Tap Dance Kid
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic
1974
Ethel Hanson
The Migrants
1974
Rose Daw
Black Girl
1972
Mu' Dear
Moon of the Wolf
1972
Sara
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Incident in San Francisco
1971
Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
Josepha
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man
1959
Mrs. Quincy
