Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Acting

August 13, 1917 – November 25, 1993 (aged 76)

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

Poitier's Walter Lee
Movie
Poitier's Walter Lee2018 · Self (archive footage)
Roots: The Next Generations
Series
Roots: The Next Generations1979 · Sister Will Ada Barnett
The Tap Dance Kid
Movie
The Tap Dance Kid1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Movie
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry1978 · Big Ma
God Save the King
Movie
God Save the King1978 · Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Movie
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage1976 · Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic
Movie
Cry Panic1974 · Ethel Hanson
The Migrants
Movie
The Migrants1974 · Rose Daw
Black Girl
Movie
Black Girl1972 · Mu' Dear
Lise Defteri
Series
Lise Defteri1972 · Sara
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Movie
To Be Young, Gifted and Black1972
Incident in San Francisco
Movie
Incident in San Francisco1971 · Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man...
Movie
There Was a Crooked Man...1970 · Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Movie
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night1967 · Josepha
CBS Playhouse
Series
CBS Playhouse1966 · Josepha
The Nurses
Series
The Nurses1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · Self
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie
A Raisin in the Sun1961 · Lena Younger
Dvojka na zabití
Series
Dvojka na zabití1959 · Mrs. Quincy
DuPont Show of the Month
Series
DuPont Show of the Month1957 · Bernice Sadie Brown
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · Self