Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Actor

The Bronx, New York, USA
August 22, 1934

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.

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Diana Sands 1

Representative Works

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
7.7
/ English
A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd
7.6
/ English
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives
4.9
/ English
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow
6.9
/ English
The Landlord
The Landlord
6.0
/ English
Carib Gold
Carib Gold
5.5
/ English
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver
6.5
/ English
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
6.0
/ English
Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me
6.8
/ English
Caribbean
Caribbean
6.3
/ English
Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite
6.4
/ English
Four Boys and a Gun
Four Boys and a Gun
6.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

A Raisin in the Sun
1961Winner

Best Performance

A Raisin in the Sun

A Face in the Crowd
1957Winner

Best Performance

A Face in the Crowd

Doctors' Wives
1971Nominee

Best Performance

Doctors' Wives

Career Highlights

Odds Against Tomorrow
1959Highlight

Best Performance

Odds Against Tomorrow

The Landlord
1970Highlight

Best Performance

The Landlord

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