Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

13/08/1917

Day of Death

25/11/1993
(76) years old

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Filmography

Cast

2018

Poitier's Walter Lee

as Self (archive footage)

1974

Cry Panic

as Ethel Hanson

1974

The Migrants

as Rose Daw

1972

Black Girl

as Mu' Dear

1972

Moon of the Wolf

as Sara

1971

Incident in San Francisco

as Odessa Carter

1961

A Raisin in the Sun

as Lena Younger

1959

The Last Angry Man

as Mrs. Quincy