Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Nacimiento : 1917-08-13, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Muerte : 1993-11-25

Historia

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.

Perfil

Claudia McNeil

Películas

Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Big Ma
1978 movie starring Morgan Freeman. This movie is the shortened version that was released from the original 3 part mini series back in 1978.
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Sojourner Truth
Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical moments and women who fought for equality and freedom over the span of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Cry Panic
Ethel Hanson
A man accidentally runs over and kills a pedestrian outside a small town. He begins to suspect that the locals, including the sheriff, are keeping secrets about the victim.
The Migrants
Rose Daw
A look at the lives of migratory farm workers, focusing on one family.
Black Girl
Mu' Dear
An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
La luna del lobo
Sara
El Sheriff Aaron Whitaker (David Jassen) investiga la misteriosa muerte de una joven que parece haber sido víctima de una manada de lobos, las pistas desembocan en un caso relacionado con la licantropía.
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
A mosaic biopic on Lorraine Hansberry, based on the stage play combining her unpublished writings, letters, and diaries.
Incident in San Francisco
Odessa Carter
A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the victim and witnesses fail to corroborate his story. A young reporter believes the man and tries to find out why the parties involved are trying to frame him.
El día de los tramposos
Madam
Año 1883. Un grupo de condenados ingresa en la prisión federal de Arizona. Entre ellos está Paris Pitman (Kirk Douglas), un hombre que ha enterrado un botín de medio millón de dólares en el desierto y vive con la obsesión de fugarse para recuperarlos. Con este fin trata de convencer a varios presos para que lo secunden y, al mismo tiempo, intenta ganarse la confianza del nuevo alcaide (Henry Fonda).
Un lunar en el Sol
Lena Younger
Walter Lee Younger (Sidney Poitier), un joven negro que vive en un pequeño apartamento con su mujer, su hijo, su hermana y su madre, no puede evitar sentirse como si fuera un prisionero. Pero, un día, surge en su vida una oportunidad inesperada.
The Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy
Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when his nephew, would-be journalist Myron, writes an article about him, it draws the attention of a producer, Woodrow Thrasher, who believes Dr. Abelman a good candidate for a TV show. The doctor, however, is suspicious of the whole enterprise, thinking both Myron and Thrasher are simply out to make a fast buck.