Claudia McNeil
Acting
August 13, 1917
Died November 25, 1993 (76 years old)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
21
Acting Credits
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
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Sister Will Ada Barnett
7.5
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
as Big Ma
8
The Tap Dance Kid
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
as Big Ma
5.3
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
as Sojourner Truth
7
Cry Panic
1974
as Ethel Hanson
6.9
The Migrants
1974
as Rose Daw
6.1
Moon of the Wolf
1972
as Sara
4.7
Black Girl
1972
as Mu' Dear
6.8
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
7
Incident in San Francisco
1971
as Odessa Carter
5.7
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Madam
6.8
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
as Josepha
10
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Josepha
7
The Nurses
1962
5.8
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
as Lena Younger
7.7
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
5.8
The Last Angry Man
1959
as Mrs. Quincy
6.9
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Bernice Sadie Brown
7.4
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
7.5