Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 13, 1917

died

November 25, 1993

place of birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

total credits

14 movies

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.

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Known For

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

as Lena Younger

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

as Madam

Cry Panic

Cry Panic

as Ethel Hanson

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

as Sara

Black Girl

Black Girl

as Mu' Dear

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

as Mrs. Quincy

Filmography

14 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

A Raisin in the Sun
7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961as Lena Younger
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970as Madam
Cry Panic
6.9

Cry Panic

1974as Ethel Hanson
Moon of the Wolf
4.8

Moon of the Wolf

1972as Sara
Black Girl
6.8

Black Girl

1972as Mu' Dear
The Last Angry Man
6.9

The Last Angry Man

1959as Mrs. Quincy
The Migrants
6.1

The Migrants

1974as Rose Daw
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
8.0

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978as Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
7.0

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976as Sojourner Truth
Incident in San Francisco
5.7

Incident in San Francisco

1971as Odessa Carter
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
10.0

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967as Josepha
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
7.0

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972
Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018as Self (archive footage)
The Tap Dance Kid

The Tap Dance Kid

1978