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Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Actor · 1934–1973 · The Bronx, New York, USA

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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.

Acted in 18

1970s

  1. 1974

    Honeybaby, Honeybaby

    Laura Lewis

  2. Willie Dynamite

    Cora

  3. 1972

    Georgia, Georgia

    Georgia Martin

  4. 1971

    Doctors' Wives

    Helen Straughn

  5. 1970

    The Landlord

    Francine "Fanny" Johnson

1950s

  1. 1959

    Odds Against Tomorrow

    Club Hostess (uncredited)

  2. 1957
  3. Four Boys and a Gun

    (uncredited)

  4. 1956

    Carib Gold

    Bar Girl

  5. 1952

    Caribbean

    Native Woman (uncredited)

Appearances4

2010s

  1. 2018

    Poitier's Walter Lee

    Self (archive footage)

1970s

  1. 1974

    Free to Be… You and Me

    Self (uncredited)

  2. 1970