Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Acting

Birthday

1934/08/22

Day of death

1973/09/21 (39 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York, USA

Also know as

Diana Patricia Sands

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.

Acting
A Raisin in the Sun
7.7

(1961) A Raisin in the Sun

as Beneatha Younger

The Landlord
5.8

(1970) The Landlord

as Francine "Fanny" Johnson

A Face in the Crowd
7.6

(1957) A Face in the Crowd

as Homeless Woman (uncredited)

Doctors' Wives
5.0

(1971) Doctors' Wives

as Helen Straughn

Honeybaby, Honeybaby
4.0

(1974) Honeybaby, Honeybaby

as Laura Lewis

Willie Dynamite
6.4

(1974) Willie Dynamite

as Cora

Georgia, Georgia
5.2

(1972) Georgia, Georgia

as Georgia Martin

Carib Gold
4.0

(1956) Carib Gold

as Bar Girl

An Affair of the Skin
0.0

(1963) An Affair of the Skin

as Janice

Poitier's Walter Lee
0.0

(2018) Poitier's Walter Lee

as Self (archive footage)

Four Boys and a Gun
6.3

(1957) Four Boys and a Gun

as (uncredited)

Caribbean
5.8

(1952) Caribbean

as Native Woman (uncredited)

Odds Against Tomorrow
6.7

(1959) Odds Against Tomorrow

as Club Hostess (uncredited)

Ensign Pulver
6.6

(1964) Ensign Pulver

as Mila

Free to Be… You and Me
6.4

(1974) Free to Be… You and Me

as Self (uncredited)

Medical Center
6.1

(1969) Medical Center

as Dr. Marylou Neeley

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Davala Unawa

The Flip Wilson Show
4.8

(1970) The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

ABC Stage 67
6.0

(1966) ABC Stage 67

as Self - Wife

Breaking Point
7.3

(1963) Breaking Point

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Irene Rush

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1963) The Outer Limits

as Dr. Julia Harrison