ACTOR · FROM BALTIMORE, USA
Claudia McNeil
1917–199318 credits since 1957
BittersweetThought provokingFamilyCultural identityUplifting
ABOUT CLAUDIA
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born13 August 1917
Died25 November 1993
BirthplaceBaltimore, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora6 of 18 titles
Known for
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Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 6
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- A Raisin in the SunIMDb 8.0
- Working since
- 1957
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1970s
12 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Seriesas Sister Will Ada Barnett · 1 episode
as Big Ma
as Big Ma · 3 episodes
as Sojourner Truth
as Ethel Hanson
as Rose Daw
Movieas Mu' Dear
The 1960s
4 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average
as Josepha
CBS Playhouse
Not on Cineoraas Josepha · 1 episode
1 episode
Movieas Lena Younger
The 1950s
2 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Mrs. Quincy
as Bernice Sadie Brown · 1 episode
Often works with
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