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The Bronx, New York, USA
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
- Poitier's Walter Lee — Self (archive footage)2018
- Honeybaby, Honeybaby — Laura Lewis1974
- Willie Dynamite — Cora1974
- Free to Be… You and Me — Self (uncredited)1974
- Georgia, Georgia — Georgia Martin1972
- Doctors' Wives — Helen Straughn1971
- The Landlord — Francine "Fanny" Johnson1970
- The Flip Wilson Show — Self1970
- Medical Center — Dr. Marylou Neeley1969
- ABC Stage 67 — Self - Wife1966
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diana
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Image
- Diana Sands 1963 (cropped).jpg
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- place of burial
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- date of death
- 1973-00-00
- date of birth
- 1934-00-00
- Commons category
- Diana Sands
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Diana Sands
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- cause of death
- cancer
- writing language
- English language
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