About
Diana Sands
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2018 | Poitier's Walter Lee | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1974 | Honeybaby, Honeybaby | Actor | Laura Lewis | 58 Average |
| 1974 | Free to Be… You and Me | Actor | Self (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1974 | Willie Dynamite | Actor | Cora | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Georgia, Georgia | Actor | Georgia Martin | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Doctors' Wives | Actor | Helen Straughn | 58 Average |
| 1970 | The Landlord | Actor | Francine "Fanny" Johnson | 58 Average |
| 1964 | Ensign Pulver | Actor | Mila | 59 Average |
| 1963 | An Affair of the Skin | Actor | Janice | N/A N/A |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun | Actor | Beneatha Younger | 62 Fair |
| 1959 | Odds Against Tomorrow | Actor | Club Hostess (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1957 | Carib Gold | Actor | Bar Girl | 58 Average |
| 1957 | A Face in the Crowd | Actor | Homeless Woman (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 1957 | Four Boys and a Gun | Actor | (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Caribbean | Actor | Native Woman (uncredited) | 58 Average |