Claudia McNeil

Acting

Claudia McNeil

Born 13 August 1917 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA · Died 25 November 1993 at 76

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

Highlights

A Raisin in the Sun1961 · Film · Lena Younger
There Was a Crooked Man...1970 · Film · Madam
Roots: The Next Generations1979 · Series · Sister Will Ada Barnett
The Last Angry Man1959 · Film · Mrs. Quincy
Moon of the Wolf1972 · Film · Sara
Black Girl1972 · Film · Mu' Dear

Filmography

Movies

13 films

The Tap Dance Kid1978 · Film
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry1978 · Film · Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage1976 · Film · Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic1974 · Film · Ethel Hanson
The Migrants1974 · Film · Rose Daw
Black Girl1972 · Film · Mu' Dear
Moon of the Wolf1972 · Film · Sara
To Be Young, Gifted and Black1972 · Film
Incident in San Francisco1971 · Film · Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man...1970 · Film · Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night1967 · Film · Josepha
A Raisin in the Sun1961 · Film · Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man1959 · Film · Mrs. Quincy

Filmography

Series

4 shows

Roots: The Next Generations1979 · Series · Sister Will Ada Barnett
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry1978 · Series · Big Ma
The Nurses1962 · Series
DuPont Show of the Month1957 · Series · Bernice Sadie Brown