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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Claudia McNeil
Black Girl
1972
Cry Panic
1974
Filmography
Acting (14)
2018
Poitier's Walter Leeas Self (archive footage)
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cryas Big Ma
8.0
1976
The American Woman: Portraits of Courageas Sojourner Truth
7.0
1974
Cry Panicas Ethel Hanson
6.9
1974
The Migrantsas Rose Daw
6.1
1972
Black Girlas Mu' Dear
6.8
1972
Moon of the Wolfas Sara
4.7
1971
Incident in San Franciscoas Odessa Carter
5.7
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...as Madam
6.8
1967
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nightas Josepha
10.0
1961
A Raisin in the Sunas Lena Younger
7.7
1959
The Last Angry Manas Mrs. Quincy
6.9