Diana Sands(1934-1973)

Actress

Diana Sands in A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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Willie Dynamite (1974)

Diana Sands was born on 22 August 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for A Raisin in the Sun (1961), The Landlord (1970) and East Side/West Side (1963). She was married to Lucien Jean Happersberger. She died on 21 September 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 nominations total

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Known for

A Raisin in the Sun

8.0

Beneatha Younger

1961

The Landlord

6.9

Fanny

1970

East Side/West Side

8.4

TV Series

Jane Foster
Ruth Goodwin

Doctors' Wives

4.7

Helen Straughn

1971

Credits

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Actress

Honeybaby, Honeybaby
4.3
- Laura Lewis
- 1974
Willie Dynamite
6.4
- Cora
- 1974
Two's Company
TV Movie
- Diana Travis
- 1973
The Living End
TV Movie
- Nancy Newman
- 1972
Georgia, Georgia
6.5
- Georgia Martin
- 1972
Medical Center
7.1
TV Series
- Dr. Marylou Neeley
- 1971
Doctors' Wives
4.7
- Helen Straughn
- 1971
Julia
7.7
TV Series
- Cousin Sara Porter
- Cousin Sara
- 1970–1971
Bracken's World
6.8
TV Series
- Mrs. May Bishop
- 1970
The Landlord
6.9
- Fanny
- 1970
The Fugitive
8.1
TV Series
- Davala Unawa
- 1967
I Spy
7.2
TV Series
- Dr. Rachel Albert
- 1966
Dr. Kildare
7.0
TV Series
- Irene Rush
- 1966
The Doctors and the Nurses
7.5
TV Series
- Ollie Sutton
- Andrea Jager
- 1962–1964
Ensign Pulver
5.9
- Mila
- 1964

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Personal details

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Born
- August 22, 1934
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- September 21, 1973
- New York City, New York, USA(leiomyosarcoma)
Spouse
- Lucien Jean HappersbergerAugust 4, 1964 - 1970 (divorced)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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- 5 Articles
- 1 Pictorial

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Trivia
Ms. Sands, who played "Beneatha Younger" in "A Raisin in the Sun", and its playwright, Lorraine Hansberry, died very young of cancer. A theatre in Wisconsin, the Hansberry-Sands Theatre, was so named as a tribute to both.