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Claudia McNeil
Born
13 August 1917
Died
25 November 1993
Place
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Acting

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.

As actor

Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018 · Self (archive footage)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978 · Big Ma
The Tap Dance Kid

The Tap Dance Kid

1978
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976 · Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic

Cry Panic

1974 · Ethel Hanson
The Migrants

The Migrants

1974 · Rose Daw
Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

1972 · Sara
Black Girl

Black Girl

1972 · Mu' Dear
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972
Incident in San Francisco

Incident in San Francisco

1971 · Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 · Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967 · Josepha
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961 · Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

1959 · Mrs. Quincy