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Claudia McNeil
Actor

Claudia McNeil

1917Baltimore, Maryland, USA13 Movies5 TV Shows

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..

Filmography

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13 titles
Poitier's Walter Lee
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Self (archive footage)

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Big Ma
8.0

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
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Sojourner Truth

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976
Cry Panic
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Ethel Hanson
6.8

Cry Panic

1974
The Migrants
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Rose Daw
5.7

The Migrants

1974
Black Girl
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Mu' Dear
6.4

Black Girl

1972
Moon of the Wolf
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Sara
4.7

Moon of the Wolf

1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
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5.0

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972
Incident in San Francisco
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Odessa Carter
3.5

Incident in San Francisco

1971
There Was a Crooked Man...
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Madam
6.8

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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Josepha

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967
A Raisin in the Sun
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Lena Younger
7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961
The Last Angry Man
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Mrs. Quincy
6.9

The Last Angry Man

1959
Television

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5 titles
Roots: The Next Generations
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Sister Will Ada Barnett
7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

1979
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Big Ma
3.0

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978
The Nurses
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4.2

The Nurses

1962
The Mike Douglas Show
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Self
5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
DuPont Show of the Month
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Bernice Sadie Brown
6.8

DuPont Show of the Month

1957