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Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Actor · 1917–1993 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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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.

Acted in 17

1970s

  1. 1979

    Roots: The Next Generations

    Sister Will Ada Barnett · 1 episode

    77
  2. 1978

    The Tap Dance Kid

    Movie

  3. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

    Big Ma

  4. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

    Big Ma · 3 episodes

  5. 1976

    The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

    Sojourner Truth

  6. 1974

    Cry Panic

    Ethel Hanson

  7. The Migrants

    Rose Daw

  8. 1972

    Black Girl

    Mu' Dear

  9. Moon of the Wolf

    Sara

    50

  10. To Be Young, Gifted and Black

    Movie

  11. 1971

    Incident in San Francisco

    Odessa Carter

  12. 1970

    There Was a Crooked Man...

    Madam

    72

1960s

  1. 1967

    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

    Josepha

  2. 1962

    The Nurses

    TV · 3 Seasons · Drama

  3. 1961

    A Raisin in the Sun

    Lena Younger

    83

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Last Angry Man

    Mrs. Quincy

  2. 1957

    DuPont Show of the Month

    Bernice Sadie Brown · 1 episode

Appearances3

2010s

  1. 2018

    Poitier's Walter Lee

    Self (archive footage)