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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 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 an actress and singer who starred in A Raisin in the Sun and Black Girl. She was born in 1917 in Baltimore, had a contralto voice, and was married twice.
- August 13, 1917
- November 25, 1993
Nov 30, 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...
Nov 29, 1993 · Claudia McNeil, an actress known for her performances in stage and screen productions of "A Raisin in the Sun," died on Thursday in the Actors Fund Nursing Home in Englewood, N.J. She was 77...
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Nov 25, 2008 · Learn about the life and career of Claudia McNeil, an African American actress who starred in A Raisin in the Sun on stage and screen. Find out her biography, awards, and causes of death.
Claudia McNeil was an African-American actress who starred in A Raisin in the Sun and The Amen Corner on Broadway and film. She also sang in nightclubs and cabaret, and died in 1993 at age 76.
