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
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.
(1961) A Raisin in the Sun
as Beneatha Younger
(1970) The Landlord
as Francine "Fanny" Johnson
(1957) A Face in the Crowd
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
(1971) Doctors' Wives
as Helen Straughn
(1974) Honeybaby, Honeybaby
as Laura Lewis
(1974) Willie Dynamite
as Cora
(1972) Georgia, Georgia
as Georgia Martin
(1956) Carib Gold
as Bar Girl
(1963) An Affair of the Skin
as Janice
(2018) Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
(1957) Four Boys and a Gun
as (uncredited)
(1952) Caribbean
as Native Woman (uncredited)
(1959) Odds Against Tomorrow
as Club Hostess (uncredited)
(1964) Ensign Pulver
as Mila
(1974) Free to Be… You and Me
as Self (uncredited)
(1969) Medical Center
as Dr. Marylou Neeley
(1963) The Fugitive
as Davala Unawa
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(1966) ABC Stage 67
as Self - Wife
(1963) Breaking Point
as ---
(1961) Dr. Kildare
as Irene Rush
(1963) The Outer Limits
as Dr. Julia Harrison