Claudia McNeil
Acting
1917-08-13 — 1993-11-25Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Known For
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5.8
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · tv
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7.4
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · tv
tv
7.4
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · tv
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5.8
1962
The Nurses
1962 · tv
movie
7.7
1961
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · movie
movie
6.8
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · movie
tv
5.3
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · tv
movie
4.8
1972
Moon of the Wolf
1972 · movie
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6.9
1959
The Last Angry Man
1959 · movie
movie
6.8
1972
Black Girl
1972 · movie
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6.1
1974
The Migrants
1974 · movie
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8.0
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · movie
movie
6.9
1974
Cry Panic
1974 · movie
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5.7
1971
Incident in San Francisco
1971 · movie
movie
10.0
1967
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967 · movie
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7.0
1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972 · movie
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7.0
1976
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976 · movie
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2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018 · movie
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1978
The Tap Dance Kid
1978 · movie