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Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Acting1925Sumter, 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.

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Acting History

2001
For Love of Olivia
as Ida Mae Boudreau
ER
TVas Mrs. Wilson2 eps
2000
The District
TVas Crazy Mary1 eps
Popular
TVas Nurse Pittman1 eps
1999
Snoops
TVas Mrs. Garrett
1998
The Hughleys
TVas M'Dear
1997
The Pretender
TVas Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant1 eps
The Practice
TVas Virginia Reynolds1 eps
Party of Five
TVas Nana1 eps
1996
Raven Hawk
as Dr. Helen Harris
Married... with Children
TVas Mourner1 eps
1995
Truman
as Elizabeth Moore
1994
1993
Beethoven's 2nd
as Chemistry Teacher
Knots Landing
TVas Mrs. Adele Carter2 eps
1992
Original Intent
as Lily Reid
Batman: The Animated Series
TVas Judge (voice)1 eps
1990
Donor
as Mrs. Mantley
When You Remember Me
as Nurse Blandings
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TVas Hattie Banks6 eps
1989
Booker
TVas Ivy Seaton
1988
Backfire
as Maxine
The George McKenna Story
as Margaret Wright
The Golden Girls
TVas Greta1 eps
1987
Off the Mark
as Velma
Frank's Place
TVas Bertha Griffin-Lamour
1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Florence Sparrow
Howard the Duck
as Coramae
Downtown
TVas Delia Bonner
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Margo Webster1 eps
1985
Da Capo
as Singing prisoner
1984
Teachers
as Landlady
St. Elsewhere
TVas Admit Clerk1 eps
1982
The Toy
as Ruby Simpson
1980
White Mama
as Gorilla Sydney
1979
Quincy, M.E.
TVas Emily Barlow3 eps
1969
The Lost Man
as Theresa
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TVas Aunt Cass1 eps
1966
Daniel Boone
TVas Elsie1 eps
1962
1961
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas Ada1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
9/22/1925
Day of Death
5/6/2004
Place of Birth
Sumter, South Carolina, USA