Acting
Claudia McNeil
Baltimore, Maryland, USABorn 1917
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.
13
Films
5
TV Shows
Known For
18 Credits
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Nurses
1962
DuPont Show of the Month
as Bernice Sadie Brown
1957
Roots: The Next Generations
as Sister Will Ada Barnett
1979
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam
1970
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
1978
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
1961
The Migrants
as Rose Daw
1974
Black Girl
as Mu' Dear
1972
Moon of the Wolf
as Sara
1972
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
1978
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
1976