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Diana Sands

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedAug 22, 1934 (Died at 39)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthThe Bronx, New York, USA
Career Span1952 – 1973
Known Credits22 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Diana Sands

Also known as:Diana Patricia Sands
Total Works

22

15 movies • 7 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

A Face in the Crowd
7.6
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
The Outer Limits
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963•series
as Dr. Julia Harrison
A Raisin in the Sun
7.7
as Beneatha Younger
Odds Against Tomorrow
6.9
as Club Hostess (uncredited)

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 22 titles featuring Diana Sands

A Face in the Crowd
7.6

as Homeless Woman (uncredited)

The Outer Limits
7.8
1 eps
The Outer Limits
1963•series

as Dr. Julia Harrison

A Raisin in the Sun
7.7

as Beneatha Younger

Odds Against Tomorrow
6.9

as Club Hostess (uncredited)

The Fugitive
7.3
1 eps
The Fugitive
1963•series

as Davala Unawa

The Landlord
6.0
The Landlord
1970•movie

as Francine "Fanny" Johnson

Willie Dynamite
6.4
Willie Dynamite
1974•movie

as Cora

The Flip Wilson Show
5.1
2 eps

as Self

Ensign Pulver
6.5
Ensign Pulver
1964•movie

as Mila

Doctors' Wives
4.9
Doctors' Wives
1971•movie

as Helen Straughn

Dr. Kildare
5.7
4 eps
Dr. Kildare
1961•series

as Irene Rush

Medical Center
6.4
1 eps
Medical Center
1969•series

as Dr. Marylou Neeley

Free to Be… You and Me
6.8

as Self (uncredited)

Four Boys and a Gun
6.6

as (uncredited)

Georgia, Georgia
6.0
Georgia, Georgia
1972•movie

as Georgia Martin

Caribbean
6.3
Caribbean
1952•movie

as Native Woman (uncredited)

ABC Stage 67
6.8
1 eps
ABC Stage 67
1966•series

as Self - Wife

Breaking Point
7.4
1 eps
Breaking Point
1963•series
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
6.0

as Laura Lewis

Carib Gold
5.5
Carib Gold
1956•movie

as Bar Girl

An Affair of the Skin
10.0

as Janice

Poitier's Walter Lee

as Self (archive footage)