Born 1934 (age 39) · The Bronx, New York, USA
Appears in 22 titles

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.

Filmography

A Face in the Crowd
7.6
A Face in the Crowd
1957
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
A Raisin in the Sun
7.7
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
as Beneatha Younger
Odds Against Tomorrow
6.8
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Club Hostess (uncredited)
The Landlord
5.9
The Landlord
1970
as Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Willie Dynamite
6.4
Willie Dynamite
1974
as Cora
Doctors' Wives
4.9
Doctors' Wives
1971
as Helen Straughn
Ensign Pulver
6.6
Ensign Pulver
1964
as Mila
Free to Be… You and Me
6.8
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self (uncredited)
Four Boys and a Gun
6.6
Four Boys and a Gun
1957
as (uncredited)
Georgia, Georgia
6.0
Georgia, Georgia
1972
as Georgia Martin
Caribbean
6.3
Caribbean
1952
as Native Woman (uncredited)
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
6.0
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
1974
as Laura Lewis
Carib Gold
5.5
Carib Gold
1956
as Bar Girl
An Affair of the Skin
10.0
An Affair of the Skin
1963
as Janice
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018
as Self (archive footage)