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Claudia McNeil

Acting

Born: 1917-08-13
Died: 1993-11-25
From: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.2

Biography

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.

Awards & Nominations0 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1963
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1960

Acting19 titles

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
10.0
Movie

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967Drama
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
8.0
Movie

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978Drama
A Raisin in the Sun
7.7
Movie

A Raisin in the Sun

1961Drama
DuPont Show of the Month
7.4
Series

DuPont Show of the Month

1957-1961Drama
Roots: The Next Generations
7.4
Series

Roots: The Next Generations

1979Drama
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
7.0
Movie

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976Documentary
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
7.0
Movie

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972Drama
The Last Angry Man
6.9
Movie

The Last Angry Man

1959Drama
Cry Panic
6.9
Movie

Cry Panic

1974Thriller
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8
Movie

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970Action
Black Girl
6.8
Movie

Black Girl

1972Drama
The Migrants
6.1
Movie

The Migrants

1974Drama
The Nurses
5.8
Series

The Nurses

1962-1965Drama
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Incident in San Francisco
5.7
Movie

Incident in San Francisco

1971Thriller
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
5.3
Series

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978Drama
Moon of the Wolf
4.8
Movie

Moon of the Wolf

1972Horror
Poitier's Walter Lee
0
Movie

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018Documentary
The Tap Dance Kid
0
Movie

The Tap Dance Kid

1978Drama