Claudia McNeil
Born: 1917-08-13
Birthplace: 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
A Raisin in the Sun
There Was a Crooked Man...
Moon of the Wolf
The Last Angry Man
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Incident in San Francisco
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Poitier's Walter Lee
Top Movie Credits
A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger
Moon of the Wolf
Sara
The Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma
Incident in San Francisco
Odessa Carter
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Sojourner Truth
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)