- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 13, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died
- November 25, 1993
Claudia McNeil
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
moviePoitier's Walter Lee
2018 · Self (archive footage)
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979 · Sister Will Ada Barnett
movieThe Tap Dance Kid
1978
movieRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · Big Ma
tvRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · Big Ma
movieThe American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976 · Sojourner Truth
movieCry Panic
1974 · Ethel Hanson
movieThe Migrants
1974 · Rose Daw
movieBlack Girl
1972 · Mu' Dear
movieMoon of the Wolf
1972 · Sara
movieTo Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
movieIncident in San Francisco
1971 · Odessa Carter
movieThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · Madam
movieDo Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967 · Josepha
CBS Playhouse
tvCBS Playhouse
1966 · Josepha
tvThe Nurses
1962
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieA Raisin in the Sun
1961 · Lena Younger
movieThe Last Angry Man
1959 · Mrs. Quincy
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Bernice Sadie Brown
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self