Claudia McNeil

1917-08-13 – 1993-11-25 (age 76) 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.

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Claudia McNeil

Known For

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

as Madam

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

as Lena Younger

Cry Panic

Cry Panic

1974

as Ethel Hanson

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

1972

as Sara

The Migrants

The Migrants

1974

as Rose Daw

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

1959

as Mrs. Quincy

Black Girl

Black Girl

1972

as Mu' Dear

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967

as Josepha

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976

as Sojourner Truth

Incident in San Francisco

Incident in San Francisco

1971

as Odessa Carter

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978

as Big Ma

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972

Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018

as Self (archive footage)

The Tap Dance Kid

The Tap Dance Kid

1978