Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil (76)

1917-08-13 - 1993-11-25 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

On Movies

  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
  • Cry Panic
  • The Migrants
  • Black Girl
  • Moon of the Wolf
  • To Be Young, Gifted and Black
  • Incident in San Francisco
  • There Was a Crooked Man...
  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
  • A Raisin in the Sun
  • The Last Angry Man

On Series

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