Claudia McNeil
Acting
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.
Born: August 13, 1917
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Filmography
2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
as Sister Will Ada
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
1976
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
1974
Cry Panic
as Ethel Hanson
1974
The Migrants
as Rose Daw
1972
Black Girl
as Mu' Dear
1972
Moon of the Wolf
as Sara
1971
Incident in San Francisco
as Odessa Carter
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam
1967
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Josepha
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
1959
The Last Angry Man
as Mrs. Quincy
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
as Bernice Sadie Brown