Claudia McNeil
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Aug 13, 1917 (109 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.
Known For
| 2018 | Poitier's Walter LeeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsSister Will Ada Barnett | |
| 1978 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryBig Ma | |
| 1978 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryBig Ma | |
| 1976 | The American Woman: Portraits of CourageSojourner Truth | |
| 1974 | Cry PanicEthel Hanson | |
| 1974 | The MigrantsRose Daw | |
| 1972 | Moon of the WolfSara | |
| 1972 | Black GirlMu' Dear | |
| 1972 | To Be Young, Gifted and Black | |
| 1971 | Incident in San FranciscoOdessa Carter | |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man...Madam | |
| 1967 | Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightJosepha | |
| 1962 | The Nurses | |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the SunLena Younger | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1959 | The Last Angry ManMrs. Quincy | |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the MonthBernice Sadie Brown | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf |