Diana Sands
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Diana Sands was an acclaimed American stage and screen actress best known for her groundbreaking performance in the original Broadway production and film adaptation of "A Raisin in the Sun."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diana Sands canonical | 4 |
| Diana Patricia Sands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13334268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diana Sands Context triple: [A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film), castMember, Diana Sands]
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A.
Pat Farrah
Pat Farrah is an American retail executive best known as a co-founder of The Home Depot and a key architect of the big-box home improvement store concept.
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B.
Cheryl White
Cheryl White is a supporting character in the sports drama film "McFarland, USA," depicted as part of the community surrounding the high school cross-country team.
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C.
Heidi Hutton
Heidi Hutton is the daughter of American actor Jim Hutton, known for his film and television roles in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch was an American actress and 1960s sex symbol known for her roles in adventure and fantasy films, which made her an international pop culture icon.
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E.
Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren is an American actress, singer, and 1950s sex symbol known for her roles in rock 'n' roll and exploitation films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diana Sands Target entity description: Diana Sands was an acclaimed American stage and screen actress best known for her groundbreaking performance in the original Broadway production and film adaptation of "A Raisin in the Sun."
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A.
Pat Farrah
Pat Farrah is an American retail executive best known as a co-founder of The Home Depot and a key architect of the big-box home improvement store concept.
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B.
Cheryl White
Cheryl White is a supporting character in the sports drama film "McFarland, USA," depicted as part of the community surrounding the high school cross-country team.
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C.
Heidi Hutton
Heidi Hutton is the daughter of American actor Jim Hutton, known for his film and television roles in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch was an American actress and 1960s sex symbol known for her roles in adventure and fantasy films, which made her an international pop culture icon.
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E.
Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren is an American actress, singer, and 1950s sex symbol known for her roles in rock 'n' roll and exploitation films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1973 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film adaptation)
ⓘ
linked to:
A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)
A Raisin in the Sun (original Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
A Raisin in the Sun
An Affair of the Skin ⓘ Georgia, Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia
The Landlord ⓘ The Owl and the Pussycat (Broadway) ⓘ
linked to:
The Owl and the Pussycat
Willie Dynamite ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Obie Award ⓘ |
| birthName |
Diana Patricia Sands
ⓘ
linked to:
Diana Sands
|
| burialPlace | Ferncliff Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
cancer
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leiomyosarcoma ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfBirth | 1934-08-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-09-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| knownFor | portrayal of Beneatha Younger in A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Diana Sands ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first African American actresses to play major non-stereotypical roles on Broadway ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film)
ⓘ
A Raisin in the Sun (stage production) ⓘ
linked to:
A Raisin in the Sun
An Affair of the Skin (film) ⓘ Georgia, Georgia (film) ⓘ Guiding Light (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Guiding Light
I Spy (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
I Spy
The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Doctors and the Nurses
The Fugitive (TV series) ⓘ The Landlord (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Landlord (1970 film)
The Outer Limits (TV series) ⓘ The Owl and the Pussycat (stage production) ⓘ
linked to:
The Owl and the Pussycat
Willie Dynamite (film) ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| spouse | Lucien Happersberger ⓘ |
| theaterDebut |
A Raisin in the Sun (Broadway, 1959)
ⓘ
linked to:
A Raisin in the Sun
|
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Diana Sands