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Claudia McNeil
ActingBORN: 1917-08-13Baltimore, 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.
Top Filmography
7.7
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 // MOVIE
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 // MOVIE
4.7
Moon of the Wolf
1972 // MOVIE
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 // TV
6.9
The Last Angry Man
1959 // MOVIE
6.4
Black Girl
1972 // MOVIE
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 // TV
5.7
The Migrants
1974 // MOVIE
6.8
Cry Panic
1974 // MOVIE
7.0
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 // TV
6.8
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 // TV
3.5
Incident in San Francisco
1971 // MOVIE
4.2
The Nurses
1962 // TV
3.0
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 // TV
8.0
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 // MOVIE