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BornSeptember 22, 1925
DiedMay 6, 2004 (age 78)
Place of birthSumter, South Carolina, USA
Film credits37
Virginia Capers
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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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Filmography
Taking Back Our Town
2001
For Love of Olivia
2001
as Ida Mae Boudreau
Sunsplit
1997
Raven Hawk
1996
as Dr. Helen Harris
Truman
1995
as Elizabeth Moore
The Feminine Touch
1995
as Mama
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as Chemistry Teacher
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
as Choir Mistress
Original Intent
1992
as Lily Reid
Donor
1990
as Mrs. Mantley
When You Remember Me
1990
as Nurse Blandings
Burning Bridges
1990
as Mamie
Pacific Palisades
1990
as Shirley
The George McKenna Story
1988
as Margaret Wright
Backfire
1988
as Maxine
Off the Mark
1987
as Velma
Howard the Duck
1986
as Coramae
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Florence Sparrow
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
as Emma Ray
Da Capo
1985
as Singing prisoner
Teachers
1984
as Landlady
The Toy
1982
as Ruby Simpson
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
as Agnes
White Mama
1980
as Gorilla Sydney