Person

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.

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  The Fugitive

  Davala Unawa

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  Dr. Kildare

  Irene Rush

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  The Outer Limits

  Dr. Julia Harrison

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  Medical Center

  Dr. Marylou Neeley

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  The Flip Wilson Show

  Self

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  ABC Stage 67

  Self - Wife

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  Breaking Point

  1963

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  A Face in the Crowd

  Homeless Woman (uncredited)

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  Honeybaby, Honeybaby

  Laura Lewis

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  Ensign Pulver

  Mila

• 2018Poitier's Walter LeeSelf (archive footage)
• 1974Honeybaby, HoneybabyLaura Lewis
• 1974Free to Be… You and MeSelf (uncredited)
• 1974Willie DynamiteCora
• 1972Georgia, GeorgiaGeorgia Martin
• 1971Doctors' WivesHelen Straughn
• 1970The Flip Wilson ShowSelf
• 1970The LandlordFrancine "Fanny" Johnson
• 1969Medical CenterDr. Marylou Neeley
• 1966ABC Stage 67Self - Wife
• 1964Ensign PulverMila
• 1963An Affair of the SkinJanice
• 1963The FugitiveDavala Unawa
• 1963Breaking Point
• 1963The Outer LimitsDr. Julia Harrison
• 1961Dr. KildareIrene Rush
• 1961A Raisin in the SunBeneatha Younger
• 1959Odds Against TomorrowClub Hostess (uncredited)
• 1957A Face in the CrowdHomeless Woman (uncredited)
• 1957Four Boys and a Gun(uncredited)
• 1956Carib GoldBar Girl
• 1952CaribbeanNative Woman (uncredited)