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Diana Sands

39 YearsActor / Actress

August 22, 1934 – September 21, 1973 🇺🇸 United States

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About Diana

Diana Patricia Sands (August 22, 1934 – September 21, 1973) was an American actress, perhaps most known for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character, Walter, in the original stage and film versions of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun (1959). Sands also appeared in a number of dramatic television series in the 1960s and 1970s such as Dr. Julia Harrison in the 1964 Outer Limits episode "The Mice", the 1965-1968 series I Spy, as Davala Unawa in the 1967 The Fugitive episode "Dossier on a Diplomat", and the 1968 series Julia. Sands also starred in the 1963 film An Affair of the Skin as the narrator and photographer, Janice. She was twice nominated for a Tony Award and twice nominated for an Emmy Award. — Source: Wikipedia

Life details

Profession
Actor / Actress
Age
39 Years
Born
August 22, 1934 · United States
Passed Away
September 21, 1973 · United States

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