Born 1925 (age 78) · Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Appears in 69 titles

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

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.6
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Florence Sparrow
Howard the Duck
5.4
Howard the Duck
1986
as Coramae
Beethoven's 2nd
5.5
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as Chemistry Teacher
What's Love Got to Do with It
7.1
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
as Choir Mistress
Big Jake
6.9
Big Jake
1971
as Delilah
The Toy
5.9
The Toy
1982
as Ruby Simpson
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Cook
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Teachers
5.7
Teachers
1984
as Landlady
Lady Sings the Blues
6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Mama Holiday
Trouble Man
6.2
Trouble Man
1972
as Macy
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
The World's Greatest Athlete
5.5
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
as Native Woman
The George McKenna Story
6.3
The George McKenna Story
1988
as Margaret Wright
Truman
7.7
Truman
1995
as Elizabeth Moore
The North Avenue Irregulars
6.5
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Cleo
Pacific Palisades
3.4
Pacific Palisades
1990
as Shirley
Backfire
4.9
Backfire
1988
as Maxine
When You Remember Me
6.1
When You Remember Me
1990
as Nurse Blandings
Raven Hawk
4.0
Raven Hawk
1996
as Dr. Helen Harris