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Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Acting·1925–2004·37 films

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

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)Florence Sparrow
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck (1986)Coramae
Beethoven's 2nd
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)Chemistry Teacher
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)Choir Mistress
Big Jake
Big Jake (1971)Delilah
The Toy
The Toy (1982)Ruby Simpson
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)Cook
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)Effie
Teachers
Teachers (1984)Landlady
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)Mama Holiday
Trouble Man
Trouble Man (1972)Macy
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)Emma Ray
The World's Greatest Athlete
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)Native Woman
The George McKenna Story
The George McKenna Story (1988)Margaret Wright
Truman
Truman (1995)Elizabeth Moore
The North Avenue Irregulars
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)Cleo
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)Teresa Moreno (Uncredited)
Backfire
Backfire (1988)Maxine
Pacific Palisades
Pacific Palisades (1990)Shirley
When You Remember Me
When You Remember Me (1990)Nurse Blandings
Raven Hawk
Raven Hawk (1996)Dr. Helen Harris
House of Women
House of Women (1962)Sarah
Off the Mark
Off the Mark (1987)Velma
Five on the Black Hand Side
Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)Ruby
The Lost Man
The Lost Man (1969)Theresa
White Mama
White Mama (1980)Gorilla Sydney
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch (1995)Mama
Sunsplit
Sunsplit (1997)
Original Intent
Original Intent (1992)Lily Reid
Donor
Donor (1990)Mrs. Mantley
Burning Bridges
Burning Bridges (1990)Mamie
Taking Back Our Town
Taking Back Our Town (2001)
The Judge and Jake Wyler
The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)Mabel Cobb
For Love of Olivia
For Love of Olivia (2001)Ida Mae Boudreau
Da Capo
Da Capo (1985)Singing prisoner
The Late Liz
The Late Liz (1971)Martha
Inmates: A Love Story
Inmates: A Love Story (1981)Agnes