Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1917-08-13 00:00:00
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:1993-11-25 00:00:00
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Claudia McNeil
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 (14)
Women for Golden Hill
Role: Self1938
There Was a Crooked Man...
Role: Madam1970
The Migrants
Role: Rose Daw1974
Incident in San Francisco
Role: Odessa Carter1971
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Role: Sojourner Truth1976
Moon of the Wolf
Role: Sara1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
actor1972
The Last Angry Man
Role: Mrs. Quincy1959
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Role: Josepha1967
Cry Panic
Role: Ethel Hanson1974
Poitier's Walter Lee
Role: Self (archive footage)2018
Black Girl
Role: Mu' Dear1972
A Raisin in the Sun
Role: Lena Younger1961
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Role: Big Ma1978