Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 22, 1934
Died
Sep 21, 1973
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Credits
22 titles
Diana 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.
Known For
Filmography
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
Laura Lewis
Free to Be… You and Me
Self (uncredited)
Willie Dynamite
Cora
Georgia, Georgia
Georgia Martin
Doctors' Wives
Helen Straughn
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Landlord
Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Medical Center
Dr. Marylou Neeley
ABC Stage 67
Self - Wife
Ensign Pulver
Mila
An Affair of the Skin
Janice
The Fugitive
Davala Unawa
The Outer Limits
Dr. Julia Harrison
Breaking Point
Dr. Kildare
Irene Rush
A Raisin in the Sun
Beneatha Younger
Odds Against Tomorrow
Club Hostess (uncredited)
A Face in the Crowd
Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Four Boys and a Gun
(uncredited)
Carib Gold
Bar Girl
Caribbean
Native Woman (uncredited)