Virginia Capers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-09-22
Day of Death
2004-05-06 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Virginia Capers
Biography
Eliza "Virginia" Capers (September 22, 1925 – May 6, 2004) was an American actress. She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1974 for her performance as Lena Younger in Raisin, a musical version of Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun.
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Known For
Acting
(2001)
(2001)
For Love of Olivia
as Ida Mae Boudreau
(1997)
(1996)
Raven Hawk
as Dr. Helen Harris
(1995)
Truman
as Elizabeth Moore
(1995)
The Feminine Touch
as Mama
(1993)
Beethoven's 2nd
as Chemistry Teacher
(1993)
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Choir Mistress
(1992)
Original Intent
as Lily Reid
(1990)
Pacific Palisades
as Shirley
(1990)
When You Remember Me
as Nurse Blandings
(1990)
Burning Bridges
as Mamie
(1990)
Donor
as Mrs. Mantley
(1988)
Backfire
as Maxine
(1988)
The George McKenna Story
as Margaret Wright
(1987)
Off the Mark
as Velma
(1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Florence Sparrow
(1986)
Howard the Duck
as Coramae
(1986)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Emma Ray
(1985)
Da Capo
as Singing prisoner
(1984)
Teachers
as Landlady
(1982)
The Toy
as Ruby Simpson
(1981)
Inmates: A Love Story
as Agnes
(1980)
White Mama
as Gorilla Sydney
(1979)
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Cleo
(1973)
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Native Woman
(1973)
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Ruby
(1972)
Lady Sings the Blues
as Mama Holiday
(1972)
The Judge and Jake Wyler
as Mabel Cobb
(1971)
Big Jake
as Delilah
(1971)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Effie
(1971)
The Late Liz
as Martha
(1970)
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Cook
(1969)
The Lost Man
as Theresa
(1962)
House of Women
as Sarah