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Birthday: Aug 22, 1934
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, USA

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.

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