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.

Casted

A Raisin in the Sun

Played Lena Younger

Average Rating

7.7

140 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1961

65 years ago
There Was a Crooked Man...

Played Madam

Average Rating

6.8

132 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 1970

56 years ago
Moon of the Wolf

Played Sara

Average Rating

4.7

41 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 1972

54 years ago
The Last Angry Man

Played Mrs. Quincy

Average Rating

6.9

15 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 1959

67 years ago
Black Girl

Played Mu' Dear

Average Rating

6.1

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 1972

54 years ago
The Migrants

Played Rose Daw

Average Rating

5.7

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 03, 1974

52 years ago
Cry Panic

Played Ethel Hanson

Average Rating

6.8

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 06, 1974

52 years ago
Incident in San Francisco

Played Odessa Carter

Average Rating

3.5

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1971

55 years ago
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Played Big Ma

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 02, 1978

48 years ago
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 20, 1972

55 years ago
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Played Sojourner Truth

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 20, 1976

50 years ago
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Played Josepha

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 1967

59 years ago
Poitier's Walter Lee

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 2018

7 years ago

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