Acting
Virginia Capers
EN, FI, FR cinema · 37 credits
Born
22 September 1925
Died
6 May 2004 (aged 78)
Birthplace
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
Known for
Filmography
For Love of Olivia
as Ida Mae Boudreau
Sunsplit
Actor
Raven Hawk
as Dr. Helen Harris
Truman
as Elizabeth Moore
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Choir Mistress
Beethoven's 2nd
as Chemistry Teacher
Original Intent
as Lily Reid
Burning Bridges
as Mamie
When You Remember Me
as Nurse Blandings
Pacific Palisades
as Shirley
Donor
as Mrs. Mantley
Backfire
as Maxine
The George McKenna Story
as Margaret Wright
Off the Mark
as Velma
Howard the Duck
as Coramae
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Florence Sparrow
Da Capo
as Singing prisoner
Teachers
as Landlady
The Toy
as Ruby Simpson
White Mama
as Gorilla Sydney
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Native Woman
Lady Sings the Blues
as Mama Holiday
The Judge and Jake Wyler
as Mabel Cobb
Trouble Man
as Macy
Big Jake
as Delilah
The Late Liz
as Martha
The Lost Man
as Theresa
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
as Teresa Moreno (Uncredited)
House of Women
as Sarah