Diana Sands

Acting · 1934–1973 · The Bronx, New York, USA

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

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961 · Beneatha Younger

6.0

The Landlord

1970 · Francine "Fanny" Johnson

6.4

Willie Dynamite

1974 · Cora

7.8

The Outer Limits

1963 · Series · Dr. Julia Harrison

7.4

The Fugitive

1963 · Series · Davala Unawa

6.0

Georgia, Georgia

1972 · Georgia Martin

5.0

Doctors' Wives

1971 · Helen Straughn

5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Series · Irene Rush

6.0

Honeybaby, Honeybaby

1974 · Laura Lewis

6.4

Medical Center

1969 · Series · Dr. Marylou Neeley

6.6

Ensign Pulver

1964 · Mila

7.4

Breaking Point

1963 · Series

All acting credits

6.0

Honeybaby, Honeybaby

1974 · Laura Lewis

6.4

Willie Dynamite

1974 · Cora

6.0

Georgia, Georgia

1972 · Georgia Martin

5.0

Doctors' Wives

1971 · Helen Straughn

6.0

The Landlord

1970 · Francine "Fanny" Johnson

6.4

Medical Center

1969 · Series · Dr. Marylou Neeley

6.6

Ensign Pulver

1964 · Mila

7.4

The Fugitive

1963 · Series · Davala Unawa

7.8

The Outer Limits

1963 · Series · Dr. Julia Harrison

7.4

Breaking Point

1963 · Series

10.0

An Affair of the Skin

1963 · Janice

5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Series · Irene Rush

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961 · Beneatha Younger

6.8

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959 · Club Hostess (uncredited)

7.6

A Face in the Crowd

1957 · Homeless Woman (uncredited)

6.6

Four Boys and a Gun

1957 · (uncredited)

5.5

Carib Gold

1956 · Bar Girl

6.3

Caribbean

1952 · Native Woman (uncredited)