
Actor
Claudia McNeil
Born 1917 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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

A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger · 1961

There Was a Crooked Man...
Madam · 1970

Roots: The Next Generations
Sister Will Ada Barnett · 1979

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Josepha · 1967

The Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy · 1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 1957

Black Girl
Mu' Dear · 1972

DuPont Show of the Month
Bernice Sadie Brown · 1957

Cry Panic
Ethel Hanson · 1974

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma · 1978

Moon of the Wolf
Sara · 1972

The Migrants
Rose Daw · 1974
CBS Playhouse
Josepha · 1966

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1961

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Sojourner Truth · 1976

Incident in San Francisco
Odessa Carter · 1971

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma · 1978

Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage) · 2018