Diana Sands

Acting

August 22, 1934

— September 21, 1973(39 years old)

The Bronx, New York, USA

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Biography

Diana Patricia Sands was an American actress, perhaps most known for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character in the original stage and film versions of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.

Also Known As

Diana Patricia Sands

Known For

7.3

The Fugitive

Davala Unawa

7.8

The Outer Limits

Dr. Julia Harrison

5.7

Dr. Kildare

Irene Rush

6.4

Medical Center

Dr. Marylou Neeley

7.4

Breaking Point

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

Beneatha Younger

5.9

The Landlord

Francine "Fanny" Johnson

5.0

Doctors' Wives

Helen Straughn

6.6

Ensign Pulver

Mila

6.4

Willie Dynamite

Cora

6.0

Honeybaby, Honeybaby

Laura Lewis

10.0

An Affair of the Skin

Janice

Filmography

2010s

Poitier's Walter Lee

Self (archive footage)

1970s

6.4

Willie Dynamite

Cora

6.8

Free to Be… You and Me

Self (uncredited)

6.0

Honeybaby, Honeybaby

Laura Lewis

6.0

Georgia, Georgia

Georgia Martin

5.0

Doctors' Wives

Helen Straughn

5.9

The Landlord

Francine "Fanny" Johnson

1960s

6.6

Ensign Pulver

Mila

10.0

An Affair of the Skin

Janice

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

Beneatha Younger

1950s

6.8

Odds Against Tomorrow

Club Hostess (uncredited)

7.6

A Face in the Crowd

Homeless Woman (uncredited)

6.6

Four Boys and a Gun

(uncredited)

5.5

Carib Gold

Bar Girl

6.3

Caribbean

Native Woman (uncredited)