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.

Known For

There Was a Crooked Man...

Madam

A Raisin in the Sun

Lena Younger

Moon of the Wolf

Sara

Incident in San Francisco

Odessa Carter

Black Girl

Mu' Dear

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Sojourner Truth

The Migrants

Rose Daw

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Big Ma