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 History
2001
Taking Back Our Town
2001For Love of Olivia as Ida Mae Boudreau
2000The District as Crazy Mary
1999Popular as Nurse Pittman
1999Snoops as Mrs. Garrett
1998The Hughleys as M'Dear
1997The Practice as Virginia Reynolds
1997Sunsplit
1996The Pretender as Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
1996Raven Hawk as Dr. Helen Harris
1995Truman as Elizabeth Moore
1995The Feminine Touch as Mama
1994Madman of the People as Clara
1994ER as Mrs. Wilson
1994Party of Five as Nana
1993Beethoven's 2nd as Chemistry Teacher
1993What's Love Got to Do with It as Choir Mistress
1992Batman: The Animated Series as Judge (voice)
1992Original Intent as Lily Reid
1990Donor as Mrs. Mantley
1990When You Remember Me as Nurse Blandings
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Hattie Banks
1990Burning Bridges as Mamie
1990Pacific Palisades as Shirley
1988The George McKenna Story as Margaret Wright
1988Backfire as Maxine
1987Off the Mark as Velma
1987Frank's Place as Bertha Griffin-Lamour
1986Downtown as Delia Bonner
1986Howard the Duck as Coramae
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Florence Sparrow
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Emma Ray
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ruth
1985The Golden Girls as Greta
1985227
1985Da Capo as Singing prisoner
1984Teachers as Landlady
1984Murder, She Wrote as Margo Webster
1984Highway to Heaven
1982The Toy as Ruby Simpson
1982St. Elsewhere as Admit Clerk
1981Inmates: A Love Story as Agnes
1981Dynasty
1980White Mama as Gorilla Sydney
1979Knots Landing as Mrs. Adele Carter
1979The North Avenue Irregulars as Cleo
1976Quincy, M.E.
1973Five on the Black Hand Side as Ruby
1973The World's Greatest Athlete as Native Woman
1972The Judge and Jake Wyler as Mabel Cobb
1972Lady Sings the Blues as Mama Holiday
1972The Waltons
1972The Rookies
1971The Late Liz as Martha
1971Big Jake as Delilah
1971Support Your Local Gunfighter as Effie
1970There Was a Crooked Man... as Cook
1969Marcus Welby, M.D. as Aunt Cass
1969The Lost Man as Theresa
1967Mannix
1967Judd for the Defense
1964Daniel Boone as Elsie
1962House of Women as Sarah
1960My Three Sons
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
1953General Electric Theater