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.
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Filmography
all 22
Movies 15
TV Shows 7
self 4
Self (archive footage)
Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)
Movie
Laura Lewis
Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974)
Movie
Self (uncredited)
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
Movie
Cora
Willie Dynamite (1974)
Movie
Georgia Martin
Georgia, Georgia (1972)
Movie
Helen Straughn
Doctors' Wives (1971)
Movie
Self
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
TV
4
Fanny
The Landlord (1970)
Movie
Dr. Marylou Neeley
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
Self - Wife
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
TV
Mila
Ensign Pulver (1964)
Movie
Janice
An Affair of the Skin (1963)
Movie
Davala Unawa
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Dr. Julia Harrison
The Outer Limits (1963)
TV
7.4
Breaking Point (1963)
TV
Irene Rush
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Beneatha Younger
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Movie
Club Hostess (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Movie
Bar Girl
Carib Gold (1957)
Movie
Homeless Woman (uncredited)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Movie
(uncredited)
Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
Movie
Native Woman (uncredited)
Caribbean (1952)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.97
Based on 57.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1952
1961
1964
1966
2018
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1934-08-22
Deathday1973-09-21 (39 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDiana Patricia Sands
AwardsTheatre World Award
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