Claudia McNeil
Acting
August 13, 1917 — November 25, 1993Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Known for
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moviePoitier's Walter Lee
2018
Self (archive footage)
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979
Sister Will Ada Barnett
movieThe American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
Sojourner Truth
movieCry Panic
1974
Ethel Hanson
movieThe Migrants
1974
Rose Daw
movieBlack Girl
1972
Mu' Dear
movieIncident in San Francisco
1971
Odessa Carter
movieA Raisin in the Sun
1961
Lena Younger
movieThe Last Angry Man
1959
Mrs. Quincy
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957
Bernice Sadie Brown