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

A Face in the Crowd

as Homeless Woman (uncredited)

The Outer Limits

as Dr. Julia Harrison

A Raisin in the Sun

as Beneatha Younger

Odds Against Tomorrow

as Club Hostess (uncredited)

The Fugitive

as Davala Unawa

The Landlord

as Francine "Fanny" Johnson

Willie Dynamite

as Cora

Dr. Kildare

as Irene Rush

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

Doctors' Wives

as Helen Straughn