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Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Acting
8/13/1917 - 11/25/1993

Born in: 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

Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
0.0

Poitier's Walter Lee

as Self (archive footage)

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
8.0

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

as Big Ma

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
0.0

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

as Sojourner Truth

Cry Panic
1974
6.8

Cry Panic

as Ethel Hanson

The Migrants
1974
5.7

The Migrants

as Rose Daw

Black Girl
1972
6.4

Black Girl

as Mu' Dear

Moon of the Wolf
1972
4.7

Moon of the Wolf

as Sara

To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
5.0

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Incident in San Francisco
1971
3.5

Incident in San Francisco

as Odessa Carter

There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
6.8

There Was a Crooked Man...

as Madam

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
0.0

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as Josepha

A Raisin in the Sun
1961
7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

as Lena Younger

The Last Angry Man
1959
6.9

The Last Angry Man

as Mrs. Quincy