Diana Sands
Born: 1934-08-22
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
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
A Raisin in the Sun
A Face in the Crowd
The Landlord
Free to Be… You and Me
Odds Against Tomorrow
Doctors' Wives
Ensign Pulver
Willie Dynamite
Caribbean
Four Boys and a Gun
Top Movie Credits
A Raisin in the Sun
Beneatha Younger
A Face in the Crowd
Homeless Woman (uncredited)
The Landlord
Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Free to Be… You and Me
Self (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
Club Hostess (uncredited)
Doctors' Wives
Helen Straughn
Ensign Pulver
Mila
Willie Dynamite
Cora
Caribbean
Native Woman (uncredited)
Four Boys and a Gun
(uncredited)