Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

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.

Filmography

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV
as Self
The Nurses
The Nurses
1962 · TV
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · TV
as Bernice Sadie Brown
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV
as Sister Will Ada Barnett
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · Movie
as Madam
Moon of the Wolf
Moon of the Wolf
1972 · Movie
as Sara
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · Movie
as Lena Younger
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · TV
as Big Ma
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · Movie
as Big Ma
Incident in San Francisco
Incident in San Francisco
1971 · Movie
as Odessa Carter
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967 · Movie
as Josepha
The Migrants
The Migrants
1974 · Movie
as Rose Daw
The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man
1959 · Movie
as Mrs. Quincy
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976 · Movie
as Sojourner Truth
Black Girl
Black Girl
1972 · Movie
as Mu' Dear
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972 · Movie
Cry Panic
Cry Panic
1974 · Movie
as Ethel Hanson
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Tap Dance Kid
The Tap Dance Kid
1978 · Movie