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