Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Known for

Acting

Born

August 13, 1917

Birthplace

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died

November 25, 1993 (aged 76)

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.

Best known work

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

1972

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

1959

Black Girl

Black Girl

1972

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Migrants

The Migrants

1974

Cry Panic

Cry Panic

1974

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

Filmography

2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsTV
as Sister Will Ada Barnett (1 episode)
1978
The Tap Dance Kid
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryTV
as Big Ma (3 episodes)
1976
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
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
1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1971
Incident in San Francisco
as Odessa Carter
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam
1967
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Josepha
1966
CBS PlayhouseTV
as Josepha (1 episode)
1962
The NursesTV
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1961
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
1959
The Last Angry Man
as Mrs. Quincy
1957
DuPont Show of the MonthTV
as Bernice Sadie Brown (1 episode)
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
as Self (1 episode)