Claudia McNeil

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.

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TV Series

The Nurses

The Nurses

5
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375
DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

6.75
Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

7.4
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

3
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7

Movies

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

0
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

6.8
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

7.7
Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

4.6
Black Girl

Black Girl

6.143
The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

6.867
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

8
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

0
Cry Panic

Cry Panic

6.8
Incident in San Francisco

Incident in San Francisco

3.5
Poitier's Walter Lee

Poitier's Walter Lee

0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

5
The Migrants

The Migrants

5.7