Claudia McNeil
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.
Known For
Sojourner Truth
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Madam
There Was a Crooked Man...
Lena Younger
A Raisin in the Sun
Sara
Moon of the Wolf
Mu' Dear
Black Girl
Mrs. Quincy
The Last Angry Man
Big Ma
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Josepha
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Ethel Hanson
Cry Panic
Odessa Carter
Incident in San Francisco
Self (archive footage)
Poitier's Walter Lee
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Rose Daw
The Migrants
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
13
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-08-13
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As