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
