Claudia McNeil
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as Lena Younger A Raisin in the Sun 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
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Madam
Moon of the Wolf
as Sara
The Last Angry Man
as Mrs. Quincy
Black Girl
as Mu' Dear
The Migrants
as Rose Daw
Cry Panic
as Ethel Hanson
Incident in San Francisco
as Odessa Carter
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Sojourner Truth
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Big Ma
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Josepha
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)