Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

  • Birthday: 1917-08-13
  • Deathday: 1993-11-25
  • Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Filmography

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

As Lena Younger

Moon of the Wolf

1972

As Sara

Black Girl

1972

As Mu' Dear

The Last Angry Man

1959

As Mrs. Quincy

Cry Panic

1974

As Ethel Hanson

Incident in San Francisco

1971

As Odessa Carter

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018

As Self (archive footage)

The Migrants

1974

As Rose Daw

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