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
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