Diana Sands Net Worth

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Diana Sands net worth is
$1.5 Million

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Diana Sands (August 22, 1934 – September 21, 1973) was an American actress, perhaps most famous 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 (1961). She also appeared in a number of dramatic television series in the sixties and seventies such as I Spy, as Davala Unawa in the 1967 The Fugitive episode "Dossier on a Diplomat", Dr. Harrison in the Outer Limits episode "The Mice", and Julia. Sands also starred in the 1963 film An Affair of the Skin as the narrator and photographer, Janice.A member of the Actors Studio, Sands' performance in the Studio's 1964 production of James Baldwin's Blues for Mr. Charlie was a highlight of that show, and one which would be sorely missed during its subsequent London engagement when Sands had already committed to co-starring with Alan Alda in the original Broadway production of The Owl and the Pussycat (1964) for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Sands was culled eight years later to provide a track for the Original New York Cast album of Free to Be... You and Me. Unfortunately, she had died by the time the ABC Afterschool Special had begun production and her previously recorded vocal track was not selected for inclusion.In 1970, Diana Sands co-starred in the Norman Jewison produced film, The Landlord, directed by Hal Ashby and starring Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Susan Anspach, Robert Klein, Trish Van Devere, Hector Elizondo, Lou Gossett Jr., and Pearl Bailey.In his memoirs, Bob Dylan tells of meeting Ms. Sands at a party and states that she was, "an electrifying actress who I might have been secretly in love with..."She was set to star in the film Claudine (1974) with James Earl Jones, however, she was too ill to accept the role and it went to her friend Diahann Carroll. She was twice nominated for a Tony Award, and twice nominated for an Emmy Award as well.She died of leiomyosarcoma at aged 39. 
Net Worth$1.5 Million
Date Of BirthAugust 22, 1934
Died1973-09-21
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
ProfessionActress
SpouseLucien Happersberger
NicknamesDiana Sands, Sands, Diana
Star SignLeo
#Quote
1I refuse to be stereotyped. Look at me. Never mind my color. Please look at me!
#Fact
1Won a host of stage acting awards including an Outer Critics Circle Award for "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959), a Theatre World Award for "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright" (1962), and an Obie Award for "The Living Premise" (1964). She also earned two successive Tony nominations: in 1964 as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Blues for Mister Charlie" and in 1965 as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Owl and the Pussycat," not to mention two Emmy nominations for her dramatic TV work.
2Was engaged to director Kurt Baker at the time of her death. She was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum.
3Won a host of stage acting awards including an Outer Critics Circle Award for "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959), a Theatre World Award for "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright" (1962), and an Obie Award for "The Living Premise" (1964). She also earned two successive Tony nominations in 1964 and 1965 for "Blues for Mister Charlie" and "The Owl and the Pussycat," not to mention two Emmy nominations for her dramatic TV work.
4Her father was a carpenter and her mother a milliner. She graduated from the Manhattan High School of the Performing Arts.
5When white actress Kim Stanley became unavailable to play the leading role of Doris in the 1964 Broadway romantic comedy "The Owl and the Pussycat," it was offered to Sands , who went on to play the role opposite Alan Alda. Not one line was changed to accommodate her race, and the casting generated relatively little controversy.
6Appeared in a 1961 musical revue entitled "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" which also featured a 19-year-old Barbra Streisand.
7Superior Black actress of the 50s and 60s who defied the odds and played Shakespearean and Shavian roles normally cast for white actresses.
8Ironically, 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 in tribute to them both.
9Diana Sands was originally cast in the title role for the film, Claudine (1974), but her cancer forced her to drop out. She then suggested her friend, Diahann Carroll as her replacement.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Honeybaby, Honeybaby1974Laura Lewis
Willie Dynamite1974Cora
Two's Company1973TV Movie
The Living End1972TV MovieNancy Newman
Georgia, Georgia1972Georgia Martin
Medical Center1971TV SeriesDr. Marylou Neeley
Doctors' Wives1971Helen Straughn
Julia1970-1971TV SeriesCousin Sara / Cousin Sara Porter
Bracken's World1970TV SeriesMrs. May Bishop
The Landlord1970Fanny
ABC Stage 671967TV SeriesWife
The Fugitive1967TV SeriesDavala Unawa
I Spy1966TV SeriesDr. Rachel Albert
Dr. Kildare1966TV SeriesIrene Rush
The Doctors and the Nurses1962-1964TV SeriesOllie Sutton / Andrea Jager
Ensign Pulver1964Mila
Breaking Point1964TV SeriesSara Harris
East Side/West Side1963-1964TV SeriesJane Foster / Ruth Goodwin
The Outer Limits1964TV SeriesDr. Julia Harrison
An Affair of the Skin1963Janice
A Raisin in the Sun1961Beneatha Younger
Odds Against Tomorrow1959Club Hostess (uncredited)
Carib Gold1957
A Face in the Crowd1957Homeless Black Woman (uncredited)
Four Boys and a Gun1957uncredited
Caribbean1952Native Woman (uncredited)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama1975Documentary short
Free to Be... You & Me1974TV MovieHerself (uncredited)
Flip1972-1973TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1965-1971TV SeriesHerself / Herself - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show1971TV SeriesHerself - Actress
The David Frost Show1970TV SeriesHerself
The Match Game1968-1969TV SeriesHerself - Team Captain
Snap Judgment1967TV SeriesHerself

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1971Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actress in a Motion PictureDoctors' Wives (1971)
1971Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsStar of Tomorrow, FemaleThe Landlord (1970)
1964Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleEast Side/West Side (1963)

Known for movies

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as Beneatha Younger

The Landlord (1970)
as Fanny

Willie Dynamite (1974)
as Cora

Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974)
as Laura Lewis

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