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Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

ActingBorn 1917-08-13Died 1993-11-25 (76)Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

Cry Panic

Cry Panic

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

Black Girl

Black Girl

The Migrants

The Migrants

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Filmography

18 credits

Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Cry Panic

Cry Panic

The Migrants

The Migrants

Black Girl

Black Girl

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Incident in San Francisco

Incident in San Francisco

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

The Nurses

The Nurses

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

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