Claudia McNeil
Acting
Born: August 13, 1917Baltimore, 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.
Known For
Filmography
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic
Ethel Hanson
The Migrants
Rose Daw
Black Girl
Mu' Dear
Moon of the Wolf
Sara
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Incident in San Francisco
Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man...
Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Josepha
A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy