Acting
Claudia McNeil
Acting · 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.
Credits · 19
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Sister Will Ada Barnett
FilmRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · Big Ma
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · Big Ma
FilmThe American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976 · Sojourner Truth
FilmCry Panic
1974 · Ethel Hanson
FilmThe Migrants
1974 · Rose Daw
FilmBlack Girl
1972 · Mu' Dear
FilmMoon of the Wolf
1972 · Sara
FilmTo Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
FilmIncident in San Francisco
1971 · Odessa Carter
FilmThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · Madam
FilmDo Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967 · Josepha
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Josepha
The Nurses
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
FilmA Raisin in the Sun
1961 · Lena Younger
FilmThe Last Angry Man
1959 · Mrs. Quincy
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Bernice Sadie Brown
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self