Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

🎂 13th August 1917 (108 yrs) 📍 Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Known For

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

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.

Claudia McNeil

Movies Featuring Claudia McNeil

Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)

as Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)

as Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic

Cry Panic (1974)

as Ethel Hanson
The Migrants

The Migrants (1974)

as Rose Daw
Black Girl

Black Girl (1972)

as Mu' Dear
Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf (1972)

as Sara
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)

Incident in San Francisco

Incident in San Francisco (1971)

as Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

as Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)

as Josepha
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

as Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man (1959)

as Mrs. Quincy