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 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

as Big Ma

1978
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

as Sojourner Truth

1976
Cry Panic

as Ethel Hanson

1974
The Migrants

as

1974
Moon of the Wolf

as Sara

1972
Black Girl

as Mu' Dear

1972
Incident in San Francisco

as Odessa Carter

1971
There Was a Crooked Man...

as

1970
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as Josepha

1967
A Raisin in the Sun

as Lena Younger

1961
The Last Angry Man

as Mrs. Quincy

1959
Claudia McNeil Claudia McNeil

Birthday

1917-08-13

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.
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