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Diana 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: Acting

Born: The Bronx, New York, USA, 1934-08-22

Died: 1973-09-21

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	Caribbean	Native Woman (uncredited)	58
2	1956	Carib Gold	Bar Girl	40
3	1957	Four Boys and a Gun	(uncredited)	63
4	1957	A Face in the Crowd	Homeless Woman (uncredited)	76
5	1959	Odds Against Tomorrow	Club Hostess (uncredited)	68
6	1961	A Raisin in the Sun	Beneatha Younger	77
7	1963	An Affair of the Skin	Janice	0
8	1964	Ensign Pulver	Mila	66
9	1970	The Landlord	Francine "Fanny" Johnson	59
10	1971	Doctors' Wives	Helen Straughn	50
11	1972	Georgia, Georgia	Georgia Martin	52
12	1974	Willie Dynamite	Cora	64
13	1974	Free to Be… You and Me	Self (uncredited)	67
14	1974	Honeybaby, Honeybaby	Laura Lewis	40
15	2018	Poitier's Walter Lee	Self (archive footage)	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	Dr. Kildare	Irene Rush	55
2	1963	Breaking Point		73
3	1963	The Outer Limits	Dr. Julia Harrison	78
4	1963	The Fugitive	Davala Unawa	72
5	1966	ABC Stage 67	Self - Wife	62
6	1969	Medical Center	Dr. Marylou Neeley	61
7	1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self	48