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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Movies (27)
Taking Back Our Town
2001
For Love of Olivia
as Ida Mae Boudreau
2001
Sunsplit
1997
Raven Hawk
as Dr. Helen Harris
1996
Truman
as Elizabeth Moore
1995
The Feminine Touch
as Mama
1995
Beethoven's 2nd
as Chemistry Teacher
1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Choir Mistress
1993
Original Intent
as Lily Reid
1992
Donor
as Mrs. Mantley
1990
When You Remember Me
as Nurse Blandings
1990
Burning Bridges
as Mamie
1990
Pacific Palisades
as Shirley
1990
The George McKenna Story
as Margaret Wright
1988
Backfire
as Maxine
1988
Off the Mark
as Velma
1987
Howard the Duck
as Coramae
1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Florence Sparrow
1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Emma Ray
1986
Da Capo
as Singing prisoner
1985
Teachers
as Landlady
1984
The Toy
as Ruby Simpson
1982
Inmates: A Love Story
as Agnes
1981
White Mama
as Gorilla Sydney
1980
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Cleo
1979
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Ruby
1973
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Native Woman
1973
TV Shows (23)
The District
as Crazy Mary
2000
Popular
as Nurse Pittman
1999
Snoops
as Mrs. Garrett
1999
The Hughleys
as M'Dear
1998
The Practice
as Virginia Reynolds
1997
The Pretender
as Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
1996
Madman of the People
as Clara
1994
ER
as Mrs. Wilson
1994
Party of Five
as Nana
1994
Batman: The Animated Series
as Judge (voice)
1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Hattie Banks
1990
Frank's Place
as Bertha Griffin-Lamour
1987
Married... with Children
as Mourner
1987
Downtown
as Delia Bonner
1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ruth
1985
The Golden Girls
as Greta
1985
227
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Margo Webster
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
St. Elsewhere
as Admit Clerk
1982
Dynasty
1981
Knots Landing
as Mrs. Adele Carter
1979
Quincy, M.E.
1976