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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-09-22

Day of Death

2004-05-06 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Also Known As

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

Known For

Acting

Lady Sings the Blues

1972

Lady Sings the Blues

as

Mama Holiday

Burning Bridges

1990

Burning Bridges

as

Mamie

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

What's Love Got to Do with It

as

Choir Mistress

Truman

1995

Truman

as

Elizabeth Moore

The Judge and Jake Wyler

1972

The Judge and Jake Wyler

as

Mabel Cobb

White Mama

1980

White Mama

as

Gorilla Sydney

For Love of Olivia

2001

For Love of Olivia

as

Ida Mae Boudreau

Teachers

1984

Teachers

as

Landlady

When You Remember Me

1990

When You Remember Me

as

Nurse Blandings

Backfire

1988

Backfire

as

Maxine

Off the Mark

1987

Off the Mark

as

Velma

Big Jake

1971

Big Jake

as

Delilah

Sunsplit

1997

Sunsplit

as

Raven Hawk

1996

Raven Hawk

as

Dr. Helen Harris

House of Women

1962

House of Women

as

Sarah

Pacific Palisades

1990

Pacific Palisades

as

Shirley

The Late Liz

1971

The Late Liz

as

Martha

Original Intent

1992

Original Intent

as

Lily Reid

Howard the Duck

1986

Howard the Duck

as

Coramae

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

as

Florence Sparrow

The Toy

1982

The Toy

as

Ruby Simpson

Donor

1990

Donor

as

Mrs. Mantley

Beethoven's 2nd

1993

Beethoven's 2nd

as

Chemistry Teacher

Da Capo

1985

Da Capo

as

Singing prisoner

The George McKenna Story

1988

The George McKenna Story

as

Margaret Wright

The Lost Man

1969

The Lost Man

as

Theresa

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Margo Webster

The District

The District

as

Crazy Mary

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant

227

227

as

Frank's Place

Frank's Place

as

Bertha Griffin-Lamour

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Mrs. Adele Carter

The Practice

The Practice

as

Virginia Reynolds

ER

ER

as

Mrs. Wilson

Downtown

Downtown

as

Delia Bonner

Snoops

Snoops

as

Mrs. Garrett

Production

Crew

Directing