Virginia Capers

Known for: Acting

Born: 1925-09-22 – 2004-05-06 (aged 78)

From: Sumter, South Carolina, USA

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 (70)

MOVIE★ 4.0
Taking Back Our Town
2001
MOVIE★ 5.0
For Love of Olivia
2001
as Ida Mae Boudreau
TV★ 6.8
The District
2000
as Crazy Mary
TV★ 6.6
Popular
1999
as Nurse Pittman
TV★ 7.5
Snoops
1999
as Mrs. Garrett
TV★ 6.8
The Hughleys
1998
as M'Dear
TV★ 7.7
The Practice
1997
as Virginia Reynolds
MOVIE★ 4.2
Sunsplit
1997
TV★ 7.4
The Pretender
1996
as Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
MOVIE★ 4.0
Raven Hawk
1996
as Dr. Helen Harris
MOVIE★ 7.7
Truman
1995
as Elizabeth Moore
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Feminine Touch
1995
as Mama
TV★ 6.5
Madman of the People
1994
as Clara
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Mrs. Wilson
TV★ 7.0
Party of Five
1994
as Nana
MOVIE★ 5.6
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as Chemistry Teacher
MOVIE★ 7.1
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
as Choir Mistress
TV★ 8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Judge (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.8
Original Intent
1992
as Lily Reid
MOVIE★ 5.3
Donor
1990
as Mrs. Mantley
MOVIE★ 6.1
When You Remember Me
1990
as Nurse Blandings
TV★ 7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Hattie Banks
MOVIE★ 4.0
Burning Bridges
1990
as Mamie
MOVIE★ 3.4
Pacific Palisades
1990
as Shirley
TV★ 5.2
Booker
1989
as Ivy Seaton
MOVIE★ 6.3
The George McKenna Story
1988
as Margaret Wright
MOVIE★ 4.8
Backfire
1988
as Maxine
MOVIE★ 3.9
Off the Mark
1987
as Velma
TV★ 6.1
Frank's Place
1987
as Bertha Griffin-Lamour
TV★ 7.7
Married... with Children
1987
as Mourner
TV★ 7.0
Downtown
1986
as Delia Bonner
MOVIE★ 5.4
Howard the Duck
1986
as Coramae
MOVIE★ 7.6
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Florence Sparrow
MOVIE★ 6.5
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
as Emma Ray
TV★ 7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Ruth
TV★ 7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
as Greta
TV★ 6.8
227
1985
MOVIE★ 6.0
Da Capo
1985
as Singing prisoner
MOVIE★ 5.7
Teachers
1984
as Landlady
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Margo Webster
TV★ 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Toy
1982
as Ruby Simpson
TV★ 5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Admit Clerk
MOVIE★ 8.0
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
as Agnes
TV★ 6.5
Dynasty
1981
MOVIE★ 8.0
White Mama
1980
as Gorilla Sydney
TV★ 7.0
Knots Landing
1979
as Mrs. Adele Carter
MOVIE★ 6.5
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Cleo
TV★ 7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
MOVIE★ 7.2
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
as Ruby
MOVIE★ 5.5
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
as Native Woman
MOVIE★ 2.5
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972
as Mabel Cobb
MOVIE★ 6.2
Trouble Man
1972
as Macy
MOVIE★ 6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Mama Holiday
TV★ 7.2
The Waltons
1972
TV★ 6.9
The Rookies
1972
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Late Liz
1971
as Martha
MOVIE★ 6.9
Big Jake
1971
as Delilah
MOVIE★ 6.6
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Effie
MOVIE★ 6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Cook
TV★ 6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Aunt Cass
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Lost Man
1969
as Theresa
TV★ 6.8
Mannix
1967
TV★ 7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967
as Teresa Moreno (Uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
as Elsie
MOVIE★ 5.3
House of Women
1962
as Sarah
TV★ 6.6
My Three Sons
1960
TV★ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Ada
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953