Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Deceased · Born: Sep 22, 1925 · Died: May 6, 2004

Known For

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Big Jake Big Jake
The Toy The Toy

Personal Details

Born Sep 22, 1925 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 encyclopedia

Career

2001
Commitments
Commitments
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Taking Back Our Town
Taking Back Our Town
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1999
Bad City Blues
Bad City Blues as Mrs. Green
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1997
Sunsplit
Sunsplit
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The Practice
The Practice as Virginia Reynolds
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1996
Raven Hawk
Raven Hawk as Dr. Helen Harris
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1995
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch as Mama
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1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It as Choir Mistress
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1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series as Judge (voice)
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1990
Pacific Palisades
Pacific Palisades as Shirley
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When You Remember Me
When You Remember Me as Nurse Blandings
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Hattie Banks
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1988
Backfire
Backfire as Maxine
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The George McKenna Story
The George McKenna Story as Margaret Wright
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1987
Off the Mark
Off the Mark as Velma
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The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls as Greta
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1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Margo Webster
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1980
White Mama
White Mama as Gorilla Sydney
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1979
The North Avenue Irregulars
The North Avenue Irregulars as Cleo
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1973
Five on the Black Hand Side
Five on the Black Hand Side as Ruby
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1972
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues as Mama Holiday
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Mannix
Mannix
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1966
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone as Elsie
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