
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

A Raisin in the Sun
as Beneatha Younger
1961

The Landlord
as Francine "Fanny" Johnson
1970

A Face in the Crowd
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
1957

Doctors' Wives
as Helen Straughn
1971

Honeybaby, Honeybaby
as Laura Lewis
1974

Willie Dynamite
as Cora
1974

Georgia, Georgia
as Georgia Martin
1972

Carib Gold
as Bar Girl
1956

An Affair of the Skin
as Janice
1963

Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
2018

Four Boys and a Gun
as (uncredited)
1957

Caribbean
as Native Woman (uncredited)
1952

Ensign Pulver
as Mila
1964

Odds Against Tomorrow
as Club Hostess (uncredited)
1959

Free to Be… You and Me
as Self (uncredited)
1974






