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Claudia McNeil
Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

ActingBorn August 13, 1917Died November 25, 1993 (age 76)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

2018
Poitier's Walter Lee

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1979
Roots: The Next Generations

as Sister Will Ada Barnett

TV
1976Movie
1974
Cry Panic

as Ethel Hanson

Movie
1974
The Migrants

as Rose Daw

Movie
1972
Black Girl

as Mu' Dear

Movie
1972Movie
1971Movie
1966
CBS Playhouse

as Josepha

TV
1961
A Raisin in the Sun

as Lena Younger

Movie
1959
The Last Angry Man

as Mrs. Quincy

Movie
1957
DuPont Show of the Month

as Bernice Sadie Brown

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 13, 1917
Day of DeathNovember 25, 1993
Place of BirthBaltimore, Maryland, USA
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