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Claudia McNeil (August 13, 1917 – November 25, 1993) 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.
Claudia McNeil (13 de agosto de 1917 – 25 de novembro de 1993) foi uma atriz americana conhecida por estrear o papel da matriarca Lena Younger nas produções teatrais e cinematográficas de A Raisin in the Sun.
Claudia McNeil was an American actress who starred in A Raisin in the Sun, Black Girl and other TV and film roles. She was born in 1917, married twice, and died in 1993.
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- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Claudia McNeil was born on August 13, 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for A Raisin in the Sun (1961), Black Girl (1972) and The DuPont Show of the Month (1957). She was married to Herman McCoy and Henry Smith. She died on November 25, 1993 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
- August 13, 1917
- November 25, 1993
30 de nov. de 1993 · Claudia McNeil, a character actress best known for her stage and screen role as Sidney Poitier’s mother in “Raisin in the Sun,” has died. She was 77. Miss McNeil died Thursday in the Actors...
Claudia McNeil stars as Lena Younger, the matriarch of a poor black family, in this drama based on Lorraine Hansberry's play. She has a tense relationship with Sidney Poitier, who plays her son Walter Lee, and receives a substantial insurance payment that could change their lives.
25 de nov. de 2008 · Claudia McNeil is best remembered for her laudatory performance as the matriarch in the stage and screen versions of Lorraine Hansberry’s widely-acclaimed play A Raisin in the Sun (1961). McNeil was born in 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland to Marvin Spencer McNeil and Annie Mae Anderson McNeil.
