1917-08-13 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.
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Poitier's Walter Lee | Self (archive footage) | 2018-09-25 |
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Big Ma | 1978-06-02 |
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The American Woman: Portraits of Courage | Sojourner Truth | 1976-05-20 |
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Cry Panic | Ethel Hanson | 1974-02-06 |
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The Migrants | Rose Daw | 1974-02-04 |
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Moon of the Wolf | Sara | 1972-09-26 |
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black | 1972-01-20 | |
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Black Girl | Mu' Dear | 1972-11-09 |
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Incident in San Francisco | Odessa Carter | 1971-02-28 |
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There Was a Crooked Man... | Madam | 1970-09-18 |
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | Josepha | 1967-10-17 |
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A Raisin in the Sun | Lena Younger | 1961-05-28 |
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The Last Angry Man | Mrs. Quincy | 1959-10-22 |