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 (21 titles)
MoviePoitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage) · 2018
7.4ShowRoots: The Next Generations
Sister Will Ada Barnett · 1979
MovieThe Tap Dance Kid
1978
8.0MovieRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma · 1978
5.3ShowRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma · 1978
7.0MovieThe American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Sojourner Truth · 1976
6.9MovieCry Panic
Ethel Hanson · 1974
6.1MovieThe Migrants
Rose Daw · 1974
6.8MovieBlack Girl
Mu' Dear · 1972
4.8MovieMoon of the Wolf
Sara · 1972
7.0MovieTo Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
5.7MovieIncident in San Francisco
Odessa Carter · 1971
6.8MovieThere Was a Crooked Man...
Madam · 1970
10.0MovieDo Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Josepha · 1967
CBS Playhouse
Josepha · 1966
5.8ShowThe Nurses
1962
5.8ShowThe Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1961
7.7MovieA Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger · 1961
6.9MovieThe Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy · 1959
7.4ShowDuPont Show of the Month
Bernice Sadie Brown · 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 1957