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Claudia McNeil
Actor
Born August 13, 1917Died November 25, 1993 (76 years)
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
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro · as Lena Younger (clip From A Raisin In The Sun (1961)) |
| 1982 | The Mississippi (TV Series) · as Mrs. Larson |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV Series) · as Auntie Calpurnia |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations (TV Series) · as Sister Will Ada |
| 1978 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry · as Big Ma |
| 1974 | Cry Panic · as Ethel Hanson |
| 1974 | The Migrants · as Rose Daw |
| 1972 | Black Girl · as Mu' Dear |
| 1972 | Moon of the Wolf · as Sara |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | Incident in San Francisco · as Odessa Carter |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... · as Madam |
| 1970 | Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Granny Marshall |
| 1967 | CBS Playhouse (TV Series) · as Josepha |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Mrs. Haines |
| 1963 | The Doctors (TV Series) · as Mrs. Johnson |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun · as Lena Younger |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man · as Mrs. Quincy |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Mamie |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Bernice Sadie Brown |