Virginia Capers
Known for Acting
Born September 22, 1925
Died May 6, 2004 (aged 78)
Place of Birth 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
Filmography
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Florence Sparrow
Howard the Duck
1986
as Coramae
Big Jake
1971
as Delilah
Teachers
1984
as Landlady
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
as Choir Mistress
The Toy
1982
as Ruby Simpson
Original Intent
1992
as Lily Reid
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as Chemistry Teacher
Truman
1995
as Elizabeth Moore
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Effie
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Cook
The Feminine Touch
1995
as Mama
Donor
1990
as Mrs. Mantley
When You Remember Me
1990
as Nurse Blandings
Backfire
1988
as Maxine
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
as Mama Holiday
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
as Agnes
The George McKenna Story
1988
as Margaret Wright
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
as Native Woman
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Cleo
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