People
Claudia McNeil
- Name: Claudia McNeil
- Birthday: 1917-08-13
- Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Popularity: 0.987
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Poitier's Walter Lee as Self (archive footage) | 2018-09-25 |
| Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry as Big Ma | 1978-06-02 |
| The American Woman: Portraits of Courage as Sojourner Truth | 1976-05-20 |
| Cry Panic as Ethel Hanson | 1974-02-06 |
| The Migrants as Rose Daw | 1974-02-04 |
| Black Girl as Mu' Dear | 1972-11-09 |
| Moon of the Wolf as Sara | 1972-09-26 |
| To Be Young, Gifted and Black | 1972-01-20 |
| Incident in San Francisco as Odessa Carter | 1971-02-28 |
| There Was a Crooked Man... as Madam | 1970-09-18 |
| Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night as Josepha | 1967-10-17 |
| A Raisin in the Sun as Lena Younger | 1961-05-28 |
| The Last Angry Man as Mrs. Quincy | 1959-10-22 |
