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.
Filmography 21
Movies (14)
Poitier's Walter Lee2018Self (archive footage)
The Tap Dance Kid1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry1978Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage1976Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic1974Ethel Hanson
The Migrants1974Rose Daw
Black Girl1972Mu' Dear
Moon of the Wolf1972Sara
To Be Young, Gifted and Black1972
Incident in San Francisco1971Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man...1970Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night1967Josepha
A Raisin in the Sun1961Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man1959Mrs. Quincy
Shows (7)
Roots: The Next Generations1979Sister Will Ada Barnett
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry1978Big Ma- CBS Playhouse1966Josepha
The Nurses1962
The Mike Douglas Show1961Self
DuPont Show of the Month1957Bernice Sadie Brown- Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957Self