Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

22/09/1925

Day of Death

06/05/2004
(79) years old

Place of Birth

Sumter, South Carolina, USA

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 encyclope... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2001

For Love of Olivia

as Ida Mae Boudreau

1996

Raven Hawk

as Dr. Helen Harris

1995

Truman

as Elizabeth Moore

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

Donor

as Mrs. Mantley

1990

When You Remember Me

as Nurse Blandings

1990

Burning Bridges

as Mamie

1990

Pacific Palisades

as Shirley

1988

The George McKenna Story

as Margaret Wright

1988

Backfire

as Maxine

1987

Off the Mark

as Velma

1986

Howard the Duck

as Coramae

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

as Florence Sparrow

1985

Da Capo

as Singing prisoner

1984

Teachers

as Landlady

1982

The Toy

as Ruby Simpson

1980

White Mama

as Gorilla Sydney

1973

The World's Greatest Athlete

as Native Woman

1972

The Judge and Jake Wyler

as Mabel Cobb

1972

Lady Sings the Blues

as Mama Holiday

1971

The Late Liz

as Martha

1971

Big Jake

as Delilah

1969

The Lost Man

as Theresa

1962

House of Women

as Sarah