Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 13, 1917
Died
Nov 25, 1993
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Credits
21 titles
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
Filmography
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
Roots: The Next Generations
Sister Will Ada Barnett
The Tap Dance Kid
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma
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
CBS Playhouse
Josepha
The Nurses
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy
DuPont Show of the Month
Bernice Sadie Brown
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self