Claudia McNeil

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

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

7.4

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

5.8

The Nurses

1962

7.4

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

6.8

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

5.3

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

4.8

Moon of the Wolf

1972

6.9

The Last Angry Man

1959

7.0

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976

6.8

Black Girl

1972

6.1

The Migrants

1974