Claudia McNeil
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1917-08-13 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died
- 1993-11-25
Known for
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961) — Lena Younger
- There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) — Madam
- Moon of the Wolf (1972) — Sara
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — Sister Will Ada Barnett
- The Last Angry Man (1959) — Mrs. Quincy
- Black Girl (1972) — Mu' Dear
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
- The Migrants (1974) — Rose Daw
- Cry Panic (1974) — Ethel Hanson
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) — Self
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) — Bernice Sadie Brown
- Incident in San Francisco (1971) — Odessa Carter
- The Nurses (1962)
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978) — Big Ma
- To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
- CBS Playhouse (1966) — Josepha