Claudia McNeil
Birth Date
8/13/1917 (Age 76)Birth Place
Baltimore, Maryland, USADeath Date
11/25/1993Departments
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.
Best Known For
Lena Younger
Madam
Sara
Sister Will Ada Barnett
Frequent Collaborators
Daniel Petrie
2 films together
Sidney Poitier
1 film together
Lorraine Hansberry
1 film together
Charles Lawton Jr.
1 film together
Laurence Rosenthal
1 film together
Ruby Dee
1 film together
