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Claudia McNeil
Acting
Born: August 13, 1917
Baltimore, 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.
Known For

There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma

A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger

Black Girl
as Mu' Dear

Moon of the Wolf
as Sara

Cry Panic
as Ethel Hanson

The Last Angry Man
as Mrs. Quincy

The Migrants
as Rose Daw

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Josepha