Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Acting • Born 1917-08-13 • 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

The Mike Douglas Show 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Self
No Image
7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 • Self
No Image
7.0
CBS Playhouse
1966 • Josepha
Roots: The Next Generations 7.4
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 • Sister Will Ada Barnett
The Nurses 5.8
The Nurses
1962
DuPont Show of the Month 7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 • Bernice Sadie Brown
There Was a Crooked Man... 6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 • Madam
A Raisin in the Sun 7.7
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 • Lena Younger
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 5.3
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 • Big Ma
Moon of the Wolf 4.8
Moon of the Wolf
1972 • Sara
The Last Angry Man 6.9
The Last Angry Man
1959 • Mrs. Quincy
Black Girl 6.8
Black Girl
1972 • Mu' Dear
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage 7.0
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976 • Sojourner Truth
To Be Young, Gifted and Black 7.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Incident in San Francisco 5.7
Incident in San Francisco
1971 • Odessa Carter
Cry Panic 6.9
Cry Panic
1974 • Ethel Hanson
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 8.0
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 • Big Ma
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 10.0
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967 • Josepha
The Migrants 6.1
The Migrants
1974 • Rose Daw
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018 • Self (archive footage)
The Tap Dance Kid
The Tap Dance Kid
1978
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