Diana Sands
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1934-08-22 (39 years old)
Deathday
1973-09-21
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Also known As
Diana Patricia Sands
Diana Sands
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.
Acting
1961
as Beneatha Younger
1970
as Francine "Fanny" Johnson
1957
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
1971
as Helen Straughn
1974
as Laura Lewis
1974
as Cora
1972
as Georgia Martin
1956
as Bar Girl
1963
as Janice
2018
as Self (archive footage)
1957
as (uncredited)
1952
as Native Woman (uncredited)
1959
as Club Hostess (uncredited)
1964
as Mila
1974
as Self (uncredited)
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