The Couch Critic
Couch Critic
Trending
Movies
TV Shows
Lists
Reviews
What to Watch
Search...
⌘
K
Open menu
The Couch Critic
Menu
Trending
Movies
TV Shows
Lists
Reviews
What to Watch
© 2026 The Couch Critic
Home
/
People
/
Diana Sands
Born
Aug 22, 1934
Died: Sep 21, 1973
Lived 39 years
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
15
Movies
7
TV Shows
Also Known As
Diana Patricia Sands
IMDb Profile
Diana Sands
Acting
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.
Movies
15
TV Shows
7
Poitier's Walter Lee
as
Self (archive footage)
2018
Honeybaby, Honeybaby
as
Laura Lewis
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
as
Self (uncredited)
1974
Willie Dynamite
as
Cora
1974
Georgia, Georgia
as
Georgia Martin
1972
Doctors' Wives
as
Helen Straughn
1971
The Landlord
as
Francine "Fanny" Johnson
1970
Ensign Pulver
as
Mila
1964
An Affair of the Skin
as
Janice
1963
A Raisin in the Sun
as
Beneatha Younger
1961
Odds Against Tomorrow
as
Club Hostess (uncredited)
1959
A Face in the Crowd
as
Homeless Woman (uncredited)
1957
Four Boys and a Gun
as
(uncredited)
1957
Carib Gold
as
Bar Girl
1956
Caribbean
as
Native Woman (uncredited)
1952
