Diana Sands

Biography

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

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Honeybaby, Honeybaby

1974 ⭐ 6.0

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Free to Be… You and Me

1974 ⭐ 6.9

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Willie Dynamite

1974 ⭐ 6.4

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Georgia, Georgia

1972 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

2018

Poitier's Walter Lee

Self (archive footage) · 2018

1974

Honeybaby, Honeybaby

Laura Lewis · 1974

⭐ 6.0

Free to Be… You and Me

Self (uncredited) · 1974

⭐ 6.9

Willie Dynamite

Cora · 1974

⭐ 6.4

1972

Georgia, Georgia

Georgia Martin · 1972

⭐ 6.0

1971

Doctors' Wives

Helen Straughn · 1971

⭐ 5.0

1970

The Landlord

Francine "Fanny" Johnson · 1970

⭐ 5.9

1964

Ensign Pulver

Mila · 1964

⭐ 6.6

1963

An Affair of the Skin Notable

Janice · 1963

⭐ 10.0

1961

A Raisin in the Sun Notable

Beneatha Younger · 1961

⭐ 7.7

1959

Odds Against Tomorrow

Club Hostess (uncredited) · 1959

⭐ 6.8

1957

A Face in the Crowd Notable

Homeless Woman (uncredited) · 1957

⭐ 7.6

Four Boys and a Gun

(uncredited) · 1957

⭐ 6.6

1956

Carib Gold

Bar Girl · 1956

⭐ 5.5

1952

Caribbean

Native Woman (uncredited) · 1952

⭐ 6.3

Frequently appears with

Calvin Lockhart

Liv

Seth Allen

Sam

J. Eric Bell

Skiggy Lewis

Brian Phelan

Harry

Marlo Thomas

Self - Host

Alan Alda

Self

Harry Belafonte

Self

Mel Brooks

Baby Boy (voice)

Rita Coolidge

Self

Full filmography

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Poitier's Walter Lee

2018

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Honeybaby, Honeybaby

1974 ⭐ 6.0

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Free to Be… You and Me

1974 ⭐ 6.9

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Willie Dynamite

1974 ⭐ 6.4

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Georgia, Georgia

1972 ⭐ 6.0

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Doctors' Wives

1971 ⭐ 5.0

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The Landlord

1970 ⭐ 5.9

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Ensign Pulver

1964 ⭐ 6.6

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An Affair of the Skin

1963 ⭐ 10.0

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A Raisin in the Sun

1961 ⭐ 7.7

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Odds Against Tomorrow

1959 ⭐ 6.8

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A Face in the Crowd

1957 ⭐ 7.6

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Four Boys and a Gun

1957 ⭐ 6.6

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Carib Gold

1956 ⭐ 5.5

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Caribbean

1952 ⭐ 6.3