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Claudia McNeil
Actor
Died 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)) |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations (TV Series) · as Sister Will Ada Barnett |
| 1974 | Cry Panic · as Ethel Hanson |
| 1972 | Moon of the Wolf · as Sara |
| 1972 | Black Girl · as Mu' Dear |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... · as Madam |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Granny Marshall |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun · as Lena Younger |