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Claudia McNeil

Birthday: 1917-08-13
Died: 1993-11-25
Birthplace: 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

There Was a Crooked Man...
Character: Madam
A Raisin in the Sun
Character: Lena Younger
Moon of the Wolf
Character: Sara

Black Girl
Character: Mu' Dear
The Last Angry Man
Character: Mrs. Quincy
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Character: Big Ma

Cry Panic
Character: Ethel Hanson
Incident in San Francisco
Character: Odessa Carter
Poitier's Walter Lee
Character: Self (archive footage)

The Migrants
Character: Rose Daw
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Character: Sojourner Truth