Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
August 22, 1934
Died
September 21, 1973
Age
39
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Popularity
0.9
Diana Sands
Acting
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.
Also known as
Diana Patricia Sands
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Known For
7.3
The Fugitive
1963 · TV
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963 · TV
6.4
Medical Center
1969 · TV
4.8
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · TV
6.8
ABC Stage 67
1966 · TV
7.4
Breaking Point
1963 · TV
7.7
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · Movie
7.6
A Face in the Crowd
1957 · Movie
6.9
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie
6.5
Ensign Pulver
1964 · Movie
5.5
Carib Gold
1956 · Movie
Filmography
2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
1974
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
Movie · Laura Lewis
6.0
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
Movie · Self (uncredited)
6.8
1974
Willie Dynamite
Movie · Cora
6.4
1972
Georgia, Georgia
Movie · Georgia Martin
6.0
1971
Doctors' Wives
Movie · Helen Straughn
5.0
1970
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · Self
4.8
1970
The Landlord
Movie · Francine "Fanny" Johnson
6.0
1969
Medical Center
TV · Dr. Marylou Neeley
6.4
1966
ABC Stage 67
TV · Self - Wife
6.8
1964
Ensign Pulver
Movie · Mila
6.5
1963
An Affair of the Skin
Movie · Janice
10.0
1963
The Fugitive
TV · Davala Unawa
7.3
1963
Breaking Point
TV
7.4
1963
The Outer Limits
TV · Dr. Julia Harrison
7.8
1961
Dr. Kildare
TV · Irene Rush
5.7
1961
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie · Beneatha Younger
7.7
1959
Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie · Club Hostess (uncredited)
6.9
1957
A Face in the Crowd
Movie · Homeless Woman (uncredited)
7.6
1957
Four Boys and a Gun
Movie · (uncredited)
6.6
1956
Carib Gold
Movie · Bar Girl
5.5
1952
Caribbean
Movie · Native Woman (uncredited)
6.3