Claudia McNeil
Born: 1917-08-13
• Baltimore, 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.
Filmography
Poitier's Walter Lee
The Tap Dance Kid
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Cry Panic
The Migrants
Black Girl
Moon of the Wolf
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Incident in San Francisco
There Was a Crooked Man...
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
A Raisin in the Sun
The Last Angry Man