Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1917-08-13
Day of Death
1993-11-25
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.
Filmography (14)
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
The Tap Dance Kid
1978
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Big Ma
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Sojourner Truth
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Ethel Hanson
Cry Panic
1974
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Rose Daw
The Migrants
1974
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Mu' Dear
Black Girl
1972
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Sara
Moon of the Wolf
1972
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Unknown
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Odessa Carter
Incident in San Francisco
1971
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Madam
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Josepha
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Lena Younger
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Mrs. Quincy