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Claudia McNeil
Born: 1917-08-13 in Baltimore, 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.
Rated Filmography (12)
Sorted by Score10.0
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
8.0
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
7.7
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
7.0
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
7.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
6.9
The Last Angry Man
1959
6.9
Cry Panic
1974
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
6.8
Black Girl
1972
6.1
The Migrants
1974
5.7
Incident in San Francisco
1971
4.7
Moon of the Wolf
1972