Diana Sands Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-03-15
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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 Birth | August 22, 1934 |
Died | 1973-09-21 |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Profession | Actress |
Spouse | Lucien Happersberger |
Nicknames | Diana Sands, Sands, Diana |
Star Sign | Leo |
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1 | I refuse to be stereotyped. Look at me. Never mind my color. Please look at me! |
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1 | Won 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. |
2 | Was engaged to director Kurt Baker at the time of her death. She was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum. |
3 | Won 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. |
4 | Her father was a carpenter and her mother a milliner. She graduated from the Manhattan High School of the Performing Arts. |
5 | When 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. |
6 | Appeared in a 1961 musical revue entitled "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" which also featured a 19-year-old Barbra Streisand. |
7 | Superior Black actress of the 50s and 60s who defied the odds and played Shakespearean and Shavian roles normally cast for white actresses. |
8 | Ironically, 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. |
9 | Diana 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
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Honeybaby, Honeybaby | 1974 | Laura Lewis | |
Willie Dynamite | 1974 | Cora | |
Two's Company | 1973 | TV Movie | |
The Living End | 1972 | TV Movie | Nancy Newman |
Georgia, Georgia | 1972 | Georgia Martin | |
Medical Center | 1971 | TV Series | Dr. Marylou Neeley |
Doctors' Wives | 1971 | Helen Straughn | |
Julia | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Cousin Sara / Cousin Sara Porter |
Bracken's World | 1970 | TV Series | Mrs. May Bishop |
The Landlord | 1970 | Fanny | |
ABC Stage 67 | 1967 | TV Series | Wife |
The Fugitive | 1967 | TV Series | Davala Unawa |
I Spy | 1966 | TV Series | Dr. Rachel Albert |
Dr. Kildare | 1966 | TV Series | Irene Rush |
The Doctors and the Nurses | 1962-1964 | TV Series | Ollie Sutton / Andrea Jager |
Ensign Pulver | 1964 | Mila | |
Breaking Point | 1964 | TV Series | Sara Harris |
East Side/West Side | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Jane Foster / Ruth Goodwin |
The Outer Limits | 1964 | TV Series | Dr. Julia Harrison |
An Affair of the Skin | 1963 | Janice | |
A Raisin in the Sun | 1961 | Beneatha Younger | |
Odds Against Tomorrow | 1959 | Club Hostess (uncredited) | |
Carib Gold | 1957 | ||
A Face in the Crowd | 1957 | Homeless Black Woman (uncredited) | |
Four Boys and a Gun | 1957 | uncredited | |
Caribbean | 1952 | Native Woman (uncredited) |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama | 1975 | Documentary short | |
Free to Be... You & Me | 1974 | TV Movie | Herself (uncredited) |
Flip | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Herself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1965-1971 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
The Match Game | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Herself - Team Captain |
Snap Judgment | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1971 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Doctors' Wives (1971) |
1971 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Star of Tomorrow, Female | The Landlord (1970) |
1964 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | East 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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