Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Acting
Born 1934-08-22 Died 1973-09-21 The Bronx, New York, USA 22 credits Theatre World Award 1

Awards

Nominated for 2 Tony Awards

Tony Awards 2 nominated

  • 1965 Best Actress in a Play Nominated
  • 1964 Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominated

Theatre World Award 1 won

  • 1963 Theatre World Award Won

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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
Acting 21 credits
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963 · ★ 7.4 · Davala Unawa
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Irene Rush
Medical Center
Medical Center
1969 · Dr. Marylou Neeley
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1963 · 82% · Dr. Julia Harrison
The Flip Wilson Show
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Self
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Self - Wife
A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd
1957 · 83% · Homeless Woman (uncredited)
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · 81% · Beneatha Younger
The Landlord
The Landlord
1970 · ★ 6.0 · Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · 76% · Club Hostess (uncredited)
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives
1971 · Helen Straughn
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver
1964 · Mila
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
1974 · Laura Lewis
Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite
1974 · Cora
Caribbean
Caribbean
1952 · Native Woman (uncredited)
Carib Gold
Carib Gold
1956 · Bar Girl
Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 · Self (uncredited)
Four Boys and a Gun
Four Boys and a Gun
1957 · (uncredited)
An Affair of the Skin
An Affair of the Skin
1963 · Janice
Georgia, Georgia
Georgia, Georgia
1972 · Georgia Martin
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Other credits 1 credit
Breaking Point
Breaking Point
1963
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