Acting
Claudia McNeil
1917 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
14 films
Bio
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
A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger
There Was a Crooked Man...
Madam
Moon of the Wolf
Sara
Black Girl
Mu' Dear
The Migrants
Rose Daw
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma
The Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy
Cry Panic
Ethel Hanson
Incident in San Francisco
Odessa Carter
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Sojourner Truth
The Tap Dance Kid
To Be Young, Gifted and Black