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Claudia McNeil

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 poster
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018 • Self (archive footage)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry poster
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 • Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage poster
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976 • Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic poster
Cry Panic
1974 • Ethel Hanson
The Migrants poster
The Migrants
1974 • Rose Daw
Black Girl poster
Black Girl
1972 • Mu' Dear
Moon of the Wolf poster
Moon of the Wolf
1972 • Sara
To Be Young, Gifted and Black poster
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Incident in San Francisco poster
Incident in San Francisco
1971 • Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man... poster
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 • Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night poster
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967 • Josepha
A Raisin in the Sun poster
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 • Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man poster
The Last Angry Man
1959 • Mrs. Quincy