Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Acting

1917-08-13

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died: 1993-11-25

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.

Appears In

The Mike Douglas Show
⭐ 5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961

as Self

DuPont Show of the Month
⭐ 6.8
DuPont Show of the Month
1957

as Bernice Sadie Brown

Poitier's Walter Lee
⭐ 0.0
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018

as Self (archive footage)

Roots: The Next Generations
⭐ 7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979

as Sister Will Ada Barnett

The Nurses
⭐ 4.2
The Nurses
1962
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
⭐ 5.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
A Raisin in the Sun
⭐ 7.7
A Raisin in the Sun
1961

as Lena Younger

There Was a Crooked Man...
⭐ 6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970

as Madam

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
⭐ 3.0
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978

as Big Ma

The Last Angry Man
⭐ 6.9
The Last Angry Man
1959

as Mrs. Quincy

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
⭐ 0.0
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967

as Josepha

Moon of the Wolf
⭐ 4.7
Moon of the Wolf
1972

as Sara

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
⭐ 8.0
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978

as Big Ma

Cry Panic
⭐ 6.8
Cry Panic
1974

as Ethel Hanson

Black Girl
⭐ 6.4
Black Girl
1972

as Mu' Dear

Incident in San Francisco
⭐ 3.5
Incident in San Francisco
1971

as Odessa Carter

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
⭐ 0.0
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976

as Sojourner Truth

The Migrants
⭐ 5.7
The Migrants
1974

as Rose Daw