Diana Sands

Born: 1934-08-22

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.


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A Face in the Crowd

as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1957-05-29

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local...

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A Raisin in the Sun

as Beneatha Younger
Released: 1961-05-28

Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment...

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The Landlord

as Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Released: 1970-05-20

At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of...

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Doctors' Wives

as Helen Straughn
Released: 1971-02-03

The wives of several high-powered doctors feel neglected due to their husbands' focus on their...

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Odds Against Tomorrow

as Club Hostess (uncredited)
Released: 1959-10-15

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man...

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Willie Dynamite

as Cora
Released: 1974-01-23

Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but...

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Ensign Pulver

as Mila
Released: 1964-07-31

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become...

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Four Boys and a Gun

as (uncredited)
Released: 1957-01-11

The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When...

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Caribbean

as Native Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1952-09-01

Francis Barclay, a former member of the British Admiralty, who was captured in the early 1700s,...

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Free to Be… You and Me

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1974-03-11

Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and...

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Carib Gold

as Bar Girl
Released: 1957-09-30

The hard-working but struggling crew of a shrimp boat discover a sunken treasure. Trouble ensues...

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An Affair of the Skin

as Janice
Released: 1963-11-20

A neurotic woman, her unhappy husband and three other New Yorkers share a complicated relationship.

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Honeybaby, Honeybaby

as Laura Lewis
Released: 1974-10-01

Liv, a mercenary, is drawn into a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician. He travels to the...

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Poitier's Walter Lee

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-09-25

An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.

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Georgia, Georgia

as Georgia Martin
Released: 1972-03-10

A singer whose companion hates whites falls for a white U.S. photographer in Sweden.

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The Fugitive

as Davala Unawa
First aired: 1963-09-17

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...

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The Outer Limits

as Dr. Julia Harrison
First aired: 1963-09-16

The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes...

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Dr. Kildare

as Irene Rush
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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Medical Center

as Dr. Marylou Neeley
First aired: 1969-09-24

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced...

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The Flip Wilson Show

as Self
First aired: 1970-09-17

The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September...

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Breaking Point

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-09-16

Breaking Point is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 16, 1963, to April...

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ABC Stage 67

as Self - Wife
First aired: 1966-09-14

ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety...

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