Diana Sands
Born
August 22, 1934
Died
September 21, 1973 (39 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
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
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
2018
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
Laura Lewis
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
Self (uncredited)
1974
Willie Dynamite
Cora
1974
Georgia, Georgia
Georgia Martin
1972
Doctors' Wives
Helen Straughn
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1970
The Landlord
Francine "Fanny" Johnson
1970
Medical Center
Dr. Marylou Neeley · (1 episode)
1969
ABC Stage 67
Self - Wife · (1 episode)
1966
Ensign Pulver
Mila
1964
An Affair of the Skin
Janice
1963
The Fugitive
Davala Unawa · (1 episode)
1963
Breaking Point
(1 episode)
1963
The Outer Limits
Dr. Julia Harrison · (1 episode)
1963
Dr. Kildare
Irene Rush · (4 episodes)
1961
A Raisin in the Sun
Beneatha Younger
1961
Odds Against Tomorrow
Club Hostess (uncredited)
1959
A Face in the Crowd
Homeless Woman (uncredited)
1957
Four Boys and a Gun
(uncredited)
1957
Carib Gold
Bar Girl
1956
Caribbean
Native Woman (uncredited)
1952