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Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

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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The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

As Sojourner Truth

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There Was a Crooked Man...

As Madam

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A Raisin in the Sun

As Lena Younger

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Moon of the Wolf

As Sara

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Black Girl

As Mu' Dear

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The Last Angry Man

As Mrs. Quincy

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

As Big Ma

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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

As Josepha

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Cry Panic

As Ethel Hanson

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Incident in San Francisco

As Odessa Carter

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Poitier's Walter Lee

As Self (archive footage)

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To Be Young, Gifted and Black

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The Migrants

As Rose Daw

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The Nurses

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The Mike Douglas Show

As Self

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DuPont Show of the Month

As Bernice Sadie Brown

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Roots: The Next Generations

As Sister Will Ada

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

As Big Ma

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Tonight Starring Jack Paar

As Self

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