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Diana Sands
Diana Sands

Diana Sands

ActingBorn August 22, 1934Died September 21, 1973 (age 39)The Bronx, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

2018
Poitier's Walter Lee

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1974
Honeybaby, Honeybaby

as Laura Lewis

Movie
1974
Free to Be… You and Me

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1974Movie
1972
Georgia, Georgia

as Georgia Martin

Movie
1971
Doctors' Wives

as Helen Straughn

Movie
1970
The Landlord

as Francine "Fanny" Johnson

Movie
1969
Medical Center

as Dr. Marylou Neeley

TV
1966
ABC Stage 67

as Self - Wife

TV
1964Movie
1963Movie
1963
The Fugitive

as Davala Unawa

TV
1963
The Outer Limits

as Dr. Julia Harrison

TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Irene Rush

TV
1961
A Raisin in the Sun

as Beneatha Younger

Movie
1959
Odds Against Tomorrow

as Club Hostess (uncredited)

Movie
1957
A Face in the Crowd

as Homeless Woman (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Four Boys and a Gun

as (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Carib Gold

as Bar Girl

Movie
1952
Caribbean

as Native Woman (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 22, 1934
Day of DeathSeptember 21, 1973
Place of BirthThe Bronx, New York, USA
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