Diana Sands

Acting

August 22, 1934

The Bronx, New York, USA

15 movies

6.2 avg

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

as Beneatha Younger

7.6

A Face in the Crowd

as Homeless Woman (uncredited)

6.8

Odds Against Tomorrow

as Club Hostess (uncredited)

Filmography

2010s

1 film

Poitier's Walter Lee

as Self (archive footage)

2018

1970s

6 films

Honeybaby, Honeybaby

as Laura Lewis

19746.0

Free to Be… You and Me

as Self (uncredited)

19746.8