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.
Personal Info
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
BirthdateAugust 13, 1917(76 years old)
Place of BirthBaltimore, Maryland, USA
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Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Roots: The Next Generations
as Sister Will Ada Barnett
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
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The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic
as Ethel Hanson
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The Migrants
as Rose Daw
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Black Girl
as Mu' Dear
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Moon of the Wolf
as Sara
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black
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