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Diana Sands

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.

Known for

Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018 • Self (archive footage)
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
1974 • Laura Lewis
Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 • Self (uncredited)
Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite
1974 • Cora
Georgia, Georgia
Georgia, Georgia
1972 • Georgia Martin
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives
1971 • Helen Straughn
The Landlord
The Landlord
1970 • Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver
1964 • Mila

Full filmography

Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018 • Self (archive footage)
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Honeybaby, Honeybaby
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
1974 • Laura Lewis
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Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 • Self (uncredited)
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Georgia, Georgia
Georgia, Georgia
1972 • Georgia Martin
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Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives
1971 • Helen Straughn
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The Landlord
The Landlord
1970 • Francine "Fanny" Johnson
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A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 • Beneatha Younger
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Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 • Club Hostess (uncredited)
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A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd
1957 • Homeless Woman (uncredited)
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Four Boys and a Gun
Four Boys and a Gun
1957 • (uncredited)
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Carib Gold
Carib Gold
1956 • Bar Girl
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Caribbean
Caribbean
1952 • Native Woman (uncredited)
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Diana Sands – Biography, Known For & Filmography