Diana Sands
Aug 22, 1934 - Sep 21, 1973 (39 years old) in 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.
Known For
The Fugitive
Davala Unawa
Dr. Kildare
Irene Rush
Medical Center
Dr. Marylou Neeley
The Outer Limits
Dr. Julia Harrison
Willie Dynamite
Cora
The Landlord
Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Doctors' Wives
Helen Straughn
Odds Against Tomorrow
Club Hostess (uncredited)
ABC Stage 67
Self - Wife
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Credits
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Poitier's Walter Lee 2018Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Honeybaby, Honeybaby 1974Laura Lewis★ 4 -
Self (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Willie Dynamite 1974Cora★ 6.2 -
Georgia, Georgia 1972Georgia Martin★ 5.2 -
Doctors' Wives 1971Helen Straughn★ 4.8 -
The Flip Wilson Show 1970Self★ 4.6 -
The Landlord 1970Francine "Fanny" Johnson★ 5.8 -
Medical Center 1969Dr. Marylou Neeley★ 6.1 -
ABC Stage 67 1966Self - Wife★ 6.2 -
Ensign Pulver 1964Mila★ 6.6 -
Janice★ NR -
The Fugitive 1963Davala Unawa★ 7.2 -
Breaking Point 1963★ 7.2 -
The Outer Limits 1963Dr. Julia Harrison★ 7.8 -
Dr. Kildare 1961Irene Rush★ 5.5 -
A Raisin in the Sun 1961Beneatha Younger★ 7.7 -
Club Hostess (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
A Face in the Crowd 1957Homeless Woman (uncredited)★ 7.6 -
Four Boys and a Gun 1957(uncredited)★ 6.3 -
Carib Gold 1956Bar Girl★ 4 -
Caribbean 1952Native Woman (uncredited)★ 5.8