Diana Sands

Acting • 1934-08-22 • 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

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961

6.0

The Landlord

1970

6.4

Willie Dynamite

1974

6.0

Georgia, Georgia

1972

4.9

Doctors' Wives

1971

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Filmography

2018
Poitier's Walter LeeFilm
Self (archive footage)
1974
Willie DynamiteFilm
Cora
★ 6.4
1974
Free to Be… You and MeFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1974
Honeybaby, HoneybabyFilm
Laura Lewis
★ 6.0
1972
Georgia, GeorgiaFilm
Georgia Martin
★ 6.0
1971
Doctors' WivesFilm
Helen Straughn
★ 4.9
1970
The LandlordFilm
Francine "Fanny" Johnson
★ 6.0
1970
The Flip Wilson ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.2
1969
Medical CenterTV
Dr. Marylou Neeley • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1966
ABC Stage 67TV
Self - Wife • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1964
Ensign PulverFilm
Mila
★ 6.5
1963
The FugitiveTV
Davala Unawa • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1963
The Outer LimitsTV
Dr. Julia Harrison • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1963
Breaking PointTV
★ 7.4
1963
An Affair of the SkinFilm
Janice
★ 10.0
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Irene Rush • 4 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
A Raisin in the SunFilm
Beneatha Younger
★ 7.7
1959
Odds Against TomorrowFilm
Club Hostess (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1957
A Face in the CrowdFilm
Homeless Woman (uncredited)
★ 7.6
1957
Four Boys and a GunFilm
(uncredited)
★ 6.6
1956
Carib GoldFilm
Bar Girl
★ 5.5
1952
CaribbeanFilm
Native Woman (uncredited)
★ 6.3