Diana Sands
Acting

Diana Sands

Born 1934-08-22 · The Bronx, New York, USA · Died 1973-09-21

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.

ActorCast

Known for

The Outer Limits★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Outer Limits
1963 · Series
A Raisin in the Sun★ 7.6Viewing moment
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
A Face in the Crowd★ 7.6Viewing moment
A Face in the Crowd
1957
Odds Against Tomorrow★ 6.6Viewing moment
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
The Landlord★ 5.6Viewing moment
The Landlord
1970
ABC Stage 67★ 6.8Viewing moment
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Series
Breaking Point★ 7.4Viewing moment
Breaking Point
1963 · Series
Doctors' Wives★ 5.1Viewing moment
Doctors' Wives
1971
Ensign Pulver★ 6.6Viewing moment
Ensign Pulver
1964
Caribbean★ 5.8Viewing moment
Caribbean
1952
Free to Be… You and Me★ 6.1Viewing moment
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
Willie Dynamite★ 6.4Viewing moment
Willie Dynamite
1974
Honeybaby, HoneybabyViewing moment
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
1974
An Affair of the SkinViewing moment
An Affair of the Skin
1963
Carib GoldViewing moment
Carib Gold
1957
Georgia, Georgia★ 5Viewing moment
Georgia, Georgia
1972
Four Boys and a Gun★ 6Viewing moment
Four Boys and a Gun
1957
Poitier's Walter LeeViewing moment
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018

Frequent collaborators

Cicely TysonCicely TysonSidney PoitierSidney PoitierLouis Gossett Jr.Louis Gossett Jr.Walter MatthauWalter MatthauCarroll O'ConnorCarroll O'ConnorLee GrantLee GrantHarry BelafonteHarry BelafonteKay MedfordKay Medford