Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Acting

August 22, 1934 – September 21, 1973 (aged 39)

The Bronx, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

Poitier's Walter Lee
Movie
Poitier's Walter Lee2018 · Self (archive footage)
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
Movie
Honeybaby, Honeybaby1974 · Laura Lewis
Free to Be… You and Me
Movie
Free to Be… You and Me1974 · Self (uncredited)
Tieta
Series
Tieta1974 · Cora
Georgia, Georgia
Movie
Georgia, Georgia1972 · Georgia Martin
Doctors' Wives
Movie
Doctors' Wives1971 · Helen Straughn
The Flip Wilson Show
Series
The Flip Wilson Show1970 · Self
The Landlord
Movie
The Landlord1970 · Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Medical Center
Series
Medical Center1969 · Dr. Marylou Neeley
ABC Stage 67
Series
ABC Stage 671966 · Self - Wife
Ensign Pulver
Movie
Ensign Pulver1964 · Mila
An Affair of the Skin
Movie
An Affair of the Skin1963 · Janice
The Fugitive
Series
The Fugitive1963 · Davala Unawa
Breaking Point
Series
Breaking Point1963
The Outer Limits
Series
The Outer Limits1963 · Dr. Julia Harrison
Dr. Kildare
Series
Dr. Kildare1961 · Irene Rush
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie
A Raisin in the Sun1961 · Beneatha Younger
Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie
Odds Against Tomorrow1959 · Club Hostess (uncredited)
A Face in the Crowd
Movie
A Face in the Crowd1957 · Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Four Boys and a Gun
Movie
Four Boys and a Gun1957 · (uncredited)
Carib Gold
Movie
Carib Gold1956 · Bar Girl
Caribbean
Movie
Caribbean1952 · Native Woman (uncredited)