Personal Info
Birthday
August 13, 1917
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Acting
Claudia McNeil
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.
Acting Filmography (19)
No Backdrop
0.0
Poitier's Walter Lee
Movie2018
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
TV Series1979
0.0
The Tap Dance Kid
Movie1978
No Backdrop
8.0
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Movie1978
5.3
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
TV Series1978
No Backdrop
7.0
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Movie1976
6.9
Cry Panic
Movie1974
6.1
The Migrants
Movie1974
6.8
Black Girl
Movie1972
4.8
Moon of the Wolf
Movie1972
7.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Movie1972
No Backdrop
5.7
Incident in San Francisco
Movie1971
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
Movie1970
No Backdrop
10.0
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Movie1967
No Backdrop
5.8
The Nurses
TV Series1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
7.7
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie1961
6.9
The Last Angry Man
Movie1959
No Backdrop
7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
TV Series1957