Claudia McNeil
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
The Nurses
1962
CBS Playhouse
Josepha
1966
Series
DuPont Show of the Month
Bernice Sadie Brown
1957
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Sister Will Ada Barnett
1979
Film
A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger
1961
Film
There Was a Crooked Man...
Madam
1970
Series
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma
1978
Film
Moon of the Wolf
Sara
1972
Film
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma
1978
Film
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Sojourner Truth
1976
Film
The Migrants
Rose Daw
1974
Film
Cry Panic
Ethel Hanson
1974
Film
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Josepha
1967
Film
The Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy
1959
Film
Black Girl
Mu' Dear
1972
Film
Incident in San Francisco
Odessa Carter
1971
Film
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Film
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
The Tap Dance Kid
1978