Actor
Claudia McNeil
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. ...

Known For
Acting
2018 -- Poitier's Walter Lee | Self (archive footage)
1978 -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Big Ma
1976 -- The American Woman: Portraits of Courage | Sojourner Truth
1974 -- Cry Panic | Ethel Hanson
1974 -- The Migrants | Rose Daw
1972 -- Black Girl | Mu' Dear
1972 -- Moon of the Wolf | Sara
1972 -- To Be Young, Gifted and Black |
1971 -- Incident in San Francisco | Odessa Carter
1970 -- There Was a Crooked Man... | Madam
1967 -- Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | Josepha
1961 -- A Raisin in the Sun | Lena Younger
1959 -- The Last Angry Man | Mrs. Quincy
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