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Claudia McNeil | Details

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Claudia McNeil

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.

Birthday: August 13, 1917

Death: November 25, 1993

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Her Movies

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
May 20, 1976
There Was a Crooked Man...
September 18, 1970
A Raisin in the Sun
May 28, 1961
Moon of the Wolf
September 26, 1972
Black Girl
November 09, 1972
The Last Angry Man
October 22, 1959
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
June 02, 1978
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
October 17, 1967
Cry Panic
February 06, 1974
Incident in San Francisco
February 28, 1971
Poitier's Walter Lee
September 25, 2018
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
January 20, 1972
The Migrants
February 03, 1974

Her TV Shows

The Nurses
September 27, 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
December 11, 1961
DuPont Show of the Month
September 29, 1957
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
June 02, 1978
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
July 29, 1957
Roots: The Next Generations
February 18, 1979