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
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
The Tap Dance Kid
The Tap Dance Kid
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
Cry Panic
as Ethel Hanson
Cry Panic
as Ethel Hanson
The Migrants
as Rose Daw
The Migrants
as Rose Daw
Black Girl
as Mu' Dear
Black Girl
as Mu' Dear
Moon of the Wolf
as Sara
Moon of the Wolf
as Sara
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Incident in San Francisco
as Odessa Carter
Incident in San Francisco
as Odessa Carter
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Josepha
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Josepha
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
The Last Angry Man
as Mrs. Quincy
The Last Angry Man
as Mrs. Quincy