Claudia McNeil

Acting

1917-08-13

Died: 1993-11-25

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Films

6.1

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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.

Top Films

Highest rated performances

7.7

DramaRomance

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

6.8

Western

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

Filmography

13 credits

2018Poitier's Walter Leeas Self (archive footage)1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cryas Big Ma

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