Acting
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.
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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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Known for
A Face in the Crowd1957 · Homeless Woman (uncredited)3.8
A Raisin in the Sun1961 · Beneatha Younger3.8
Odds Against Tomorrow1959 · Club Hostess (uncredited)3.4
The Landlord1970 · Francine "Fanny" Johnson3.0
Willie Dynamite1974 · Cora3.2
Ensign Pulver1964 · Mila3.3
An Affair of the Skin1963 · Janice5.0
Free to Be… You and Me1974 · Self (uncredited)3.4Cast
Cast credits
A Face in the Crowd1957 · Homeless Woman (uncredited)3.8A Raisin in the Sun1961 · Beneatha Younger3.8Odds Against Tomorrow1959 · Club Hostess (uncredited)3.4The Landlord1970 · Francine "Fanny" Johnson3.0Willie Dynamite1974 · Cora3.2Ensign Pulver1964 · Mila3.3An Affair of the Skin1963 · Janice5.0Free to Be… You and Me1974 · Self (uncredited)3.4
Doctors' Wives1971 · Helen Straughn2.5
Four Boys and a Gun1957 · (uncredited)3.3
Caribbean1952 · Native Woman (uncredited)3.1
Georgia, Georgia1972 · Georgia Martin3.0
Honeybaby, Honeybaby1974 · Laura Lewis3.0
Carib Gold1956 · Bar Girl2.8
Poitier's Walter Lee2018 · Self (archive footage)