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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 (1961).
Birth Name
Diana Patricia Sands
Born
Wednesday, 22 August 1934
Died
Friday, 21 September 1973
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Willie Dynamite | Cora | 1980 |
| Honeybaby, Honeybaby | Laura Lewis | 1974 |
| Free to Be... You & Me | Self | 1974 |
| Georgia, Georgia | Georgia Martin | 1972 |
| Doctors' Wives | Helen Straughn | 1971 |
| Flip | Self | 1970 |
| The Landlord | Fanny / Francine "Fanny" Johnson | 1970 |
| Bracken's World | Mrs. May Bishop | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Dr. Marylou Neeley | 1969 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Willie Dynamite | Cora | 1980 |
| Honeybaby, Honeybaby | Laura Lewis | 1974 |
| Free to Be... You & Me | Self | 1974 |
| Georgia, Georgia | Georgia Martin | 1972 |
| Doctors' Wives | Helen Straughn | 1971 |
| Flip | Self | 1970 |
| The Landlord | Fanny / Francine "Fanny" Johnson | 1970 |
| Bracken's World | Mrs. May Bishop | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Dr. Marylou Neeley | 1969 |
| Julia | Cousin Sara / Cousin Sara Porter | 1968 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1968 |
| ABC Stage 67 | Self - Wife | 1966 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| I Spy | Dr. Rachel Albert | 1965 |
| Ensign Pulver | Mila | 1964 |
| An Affair of the Skin | Janice | 1963 |
| East Side/West Side | Jane Foster / Ruth Goodwin | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Davala Unawa | 1963 |
| Breaking Point | Sara Harris | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Julia Harrison | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Ollie Sutton / Andrea Jager | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Irene Rush | 1961 |
| A Raisin in the Sun | Beneatha Younger | 1961 |
| Odds Against Tomorrow | Club Hostess | 1959 |
| Carib Gold | Bar Girl | 1957 |
| A Face in the Crowd | Homeless Black Woman | 1957 |
| Caribbean | Native Woman | 1952 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1964 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
