Acting
Diana Sands
EN cinema · 15 credits
Born
22 August 1934
Died
21 September 1973 (aged 39)
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York, USA
Also known as Diana Patricia Sands
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
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
as Laura Lewis
Willie Dynamite
as Cora
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self (uncredited)
Georgia, Georgia
as Georgia Martin
Doctors' Wives
as Helen Straughn
The Landlord
as Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Ensign Pulver
as Mila
An Affair of the Skin
as Janice
A Raisin in the Sun
as Beneatha Younger
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Club Hostess (uncredited)
A Face in the Crowd
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Four Boys and a Gun
as (uncredited)
Carib Gold
as Bar Girl
Caribbean
as Native Woman (uncredited)