Claudia McNeil
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1917-08-13
- Died
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Nurses
1962
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Bernice Sadie Brown
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Sister Will Ada Barnett
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Josepha
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
as Big Ma
Movies (14)
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Madam
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
as Lena Younger
Moon of the Wolf
1972
as Sara
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
as Josepha
The Last Angry Man
1959
as Mrs. Quincy
The Migrants
1974
as Rose Daw
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
as Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
as Sojourner Truth
Black Girl
1972
as Mu' Dear
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Tap Dance Kid
1978
Cry Panic
1974
as Ethel Hanson
Incident in San Francisco
1971
as Odessa Carter
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
About Claudia McNeil
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. With 21 credits spanning from 1957 to 2018, Claudia McNeil has appeared in 14 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Claudia McNeil Movies
- There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) — as Madam
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961) — as Lena Younger
- Moon of the Wolf (1972) — as Sara
- Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) — as Josepha
- The Last Angry Man (1959) — as Mrs. Quincy
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