Claudia McNeil

Actress

Born: August 13, 1917 (76 years old)

Died: November 25, 1993

Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography

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 (8)

• There Was a Crooked Man... (1970, ★ 6.8)
• A Raisin in the Sun (1961, ★ 7.7)
• Black Girl (1972, ★ 6.4)
• The Last Angry Man (1959, ★ 6.9)
• Cry Panic (1974, ★ 6.8)
• Roots: The Next Generations (1979, ★ 7.5)
• The Migrants (1974, ★ 5.7)
• Moon of the Wolf (1972, ★ 4.7)