Virginia Capers
Born: 1925-09-22 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Died: 2004-05-06
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2001
- Taking Back Our Town
- For Love of Olivia as Ida Mae Boudreau
2000
- The District as Crazy Mary
1998
- The Hughleys as M'Dear
1997
- The Practice as Virginia Reynolds
- Sunsplit
1996
- The Pretender as Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
- Raven Hawk as Dr. Helen Harris
1995
- Truman as Elizabeth Moore
- The Feminine Touch as Mama
1994
- ER as Mrs. Wilson
- Party of Five as Nana
- Madman of the People as Clara
1993
- What's Love Got to Do with It as Choir Mistress
- Beethoven's 2nd as Chemistry Teacher
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Judge (voice)
- Original Intent as Lily Reid
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Hattie Banks
- Donor as Mrs. Mantley
- When You Remember Me as Nurse Blandings
- Pacific Palisades as Shirley
- Burning Bridges as Mamie
1989
- Booker as Ivy Seaton
1988
- Backfire as Maxine
- The George McKenna Story as Margaret Wright
1987
- Married... with Children as Mourner
- Frank's Place as Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Off the Mark as Velma
1986
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Florence Sparrow
- Downtown as Delia Bonner
- Howard the Duck as Coramae
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Emma Ray
1985
- The Golden Girls as Greta
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ruth
- 227
- Da Capo as Singing prisoner
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Margo Webster
- Highway to Heaven
- Teachers as Landlady
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Admit Clerk
- The Toy as Ruby Simpson
1981
- Dynasty
- Inmates: A Love Story as Agnes
1980
- White Mama as Gorilla Sydney
1979
- Knots Landing as Mrs. Adele Carter
- The North Avenue Irregulars as Cleo
1976
1973
- Five on the Black Hand Side as Ruby
- The World's Greatest Athlete as Native Woman
1972
- The Waltons
- The Rookies
- Lady Sings the Blues as Mama Holiday
- Trouble Man as Macy
- The Judge and Jake Wyler as Mabel Cobb
1971
- Big Jake as Delilah
- Support Your Local Gunfighter as Effie
- The Late Liz as Martha
1970
- There Was a Crooked Man... as Cook
1969
- Marcus Welby, M.D. as Aunt Cass
- The Lost Man as Theresa
1967
- Mannix
- Judd, for the Defense
- The Ride to Hangman's Tree as Teresa Moreno (Uncredited)
1964
- Daniel Boone as Elsie
1962
- House of Women as Sarah
1960
1957
- Have Gun, Will Travel as Ada