Diana Sands
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1934-08-22 – 1973-09-21
Place of birth: 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.
Known for
A Raisin in the Sun
1961Beneatha Younger
The Landlord
1970Francine "Fanny" Johnson
A Face in the Crowd
1957Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Doctors' Wives
1971Helen Straughn
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
1974Laura Lewis
Willie Dynamite
1974Cora
Georgia, Georgia
1972Georgia Martin
Carib Gold
1956Bar Girl
An Affair of the Skin
1963Janice
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018Self (archive footage)
Four Boys and a Gun
1957(uncredited)
Caribbean
1952Native Woman (uncredited)
Ensign Pulver
1964Mila
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959Club Hostess (uncredited)