Claudia McNeil
Birthday: 1917-08-13
Deathday: 1993-11-25
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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1978-06-02 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Big Ma |
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1976-05-20 | The American Woman: Portraits of Courage | Sojourner Truth |
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1974-02-06 | Cry Panic | Ethel Hanson |
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1974-02-04 | The Migrants | Rose Daw |
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1972-11-09 | Black Girl | Mu' Dear |
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1972-09-26 | Moon of the Wolf | Sara |
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1972-01-20 | To Be Young, Gifted and Black | |
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1971-02-28 | Incident in San Francisco | Odessa Carter |
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1970-09-18 | There Was a Crooked Man... | Madam |
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1967-10-17 | Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | Josepha |
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1961-05-28 | A Raisin in the Sun | Lena Younger |
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1959-10-22 | The Last Angry Man | Mrs. Quincy |