Actor
Claudia McNeil
- Born August 13, 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died November 25, 1993
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
A Raisin in the Sun1961
There Was a Crooked Man...1970
Moon of the Wolf1972
Roots: The Next Generations1979
The Last Angry Man1959
Black Girl1972
The Migrants1974
Cry Panic1974
Filmography
- 2018Poitier's Walter LeeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsSeriesSister Will Ada Barnett
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CrySeriesBig Ma
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryFilmBig Ma
- 1978The Tap Dance KidFilm
- 1976The American Woman: Portraits of CourageFilmSojourner Truth
- 1974The MigrantsFilmRose Daw
- 1974Cry PanicFilmEthel Hanson
- 1972Moon of the WolfFilmSara
- 1972Black GirlFilmMu' Dear
- 1972To Be Young, Gifted and BlackFilm
- 1971Incident in San FranciscoFilmOdessa Carter
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...FilmMadam
- 1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightFilmJosepha
- 1966CBS PlayhouseSeriesJosepha
- 1962The NursesSeries
- 1961A Raisin in the SunFilmLena Younger
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf
- 1959The Last Angry ManFilmMrs. Quincy
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesSelf
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthSeriesBernice Sadie Brown