Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

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.

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Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

TV

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 • as Self

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

1957 • as Bernice Sadie Brown

The Nurses

The Nurses

1962

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 • as Madam

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 • as Sister Will Ada

Filmography

2018

Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/25/2018

1979

Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as Sister Will Ada
TV - Released: 2/18/1979

1978

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
Movie - Released: 6/2/1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
TV - Released: 6/2/1978

1976

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
Movie - Released: 5/20/1976

1974

Cry Panic
Cry Panic
as Ethel Hanson
Movie - Released: 2/6/1974
The Migrants
The Migrants
as Rose Daw
Movie - Released: 2/4/1974

1972

Moon of the Wolf
Moon of the Wolf
as Sara
Movie - Released: 9/26/1972
Black Girl
Black Girl
as Mu' Dear
Movie - Released: 11/9/1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Movie - Released: 1/20/1972

1971

Incident in San Francisco
Incident in San Francisco
as Odessa Carter
Movie - Released: 2/28/1971

1970

There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam
Movie - Released: 9/18/1970

1967

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Josepha
Movie - Released: 10/17/1967

1962

The Nurses
The Nurses
TV - Released: 9/27/1962

1961

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
Movie - Released: 5/28/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1959

The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man
as Mrs. Quincy
Movie - Released: 10/22/1959

1957

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
as Bernice Sadie Brown
TV - Released: 9/29/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957