Claudia McNeil
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-08-13
Day of Death
1993-11-25 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Claudia McNeil
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
Acting
(2018)
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
(1978)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
(1976)
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
(1974)
Cry Panic
as Ethel Hanson
(1974)
The Migrants
as Rose Daw
(1972)
Moon of the Wolf
as Sara
(1972)
Black Girl
as Mu' Dear
(1972)
(1971)
Incident in San Francisco
as Odessa Carter
(1970)
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam
(1967)
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Josepha
(1961)
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
(1959)
The Last Angry Man
as Mrs. Quincy