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
all 18
Movies 13
TV Shows 5
self 2
Self (archive footage)
Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)
Movie
Sister Will Ada
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
TV
6
Big Ma
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
TV
Big Ma
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
Movie
Sojourner Truth
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)
Movie
Ethel Hanson
Cry Panic (1974)
Movie
Rose Daw
The Migrants (1974)
Movie
Mu' Dear
Black Girl (1972)
Movie
Sara
Moon of the Wolf (1972)
Movie
Actress
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
Movie
Odessa Carter
Incident in San Francisco (1971)
Movie
Madam
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Movie
Josepha
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)
Movie
The Nurses (1962)
TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Lena Younger
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Movie
Mrs. Quincy
The Last Angry Man (1959)
Movie
Bernice Sadie Brown
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
TV
Ratings
Average 5.64
Based on 23.2 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1957
1967
1972
1974
2018
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1917-08-13
Deathday1993-11-25 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceBaltimore, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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