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Actor
Diana Sands
- Born August 22, 1934 in The Bronx, New York, USA
- Died September 21, 1973
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
A Face in the Crowd1957
The Outer Limits1963
A Raisin in the Sun1961
Odds Against Tomorrow1959
The Fugitive1963
The Landlord1970
Willie Dynamite1974
Ensign Pulver1964
Filmography
- 2018Poitier's Walter LeeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1974Willie DynamiteFilmCora
- 1974Free to Be… You and MeFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1974Honeybaby, HoneybabyFilmLaura Lewis
- 1972Georgia, GeorgiaFilmGeorgia Martin
- 1971Doctors' WivesFilmHelen Straughn
- 1970The LandlordFilmFrancine "Fanny" Johnson
- 1970The Flip Wilson ShowSeriesSelf
- 1969Medical CenterSeriesDr. Marylou Neeley
- 1966ABC Stage 67SeriesSelf - Wife
- 1964Ensign PulverFilmMila
- 1963The Outer LimitsSeriesDr. Julia Harrison
- 1963The FugitiveSeriesDavala Unawa
- 1963Breaking PointSeries
- 1963An Affair of the SkinFilmJanice
- 1961A Raisin in the SunFilmBeneatha Younger
- 1961Dr. KildareSeriesIrene Rush
- 1959Odds Against TomorrowFilmClub Hostess (uncredited)
- 1957A Face in the CrowdFilmHomeless Woman (uncredited)
- 1957Four Boys and a GunFilm(uncredited)
- 1956Carib GoldFilmBar Girl
- 1952CaribbeanFilmNative Woman (uncredited)