Virginia Capers
Actor
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
Howard the Duck
as Coramae 1986
Beethoven's 2nd
as Chemistry Teacher 1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Choir Mistress 1993
Big Jake
as Delilah 1971
The Toy
as Ruby Simpson 1982
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Cook 1970
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Effie 1971
Teachers
as Landlady 1984
Lady Sings the Blues
as Mama Holiday 1972
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Emma Ray 1986
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Native Woman 1973
The George McKenna Story
as Margaret Wright 1988
Truman
as Elizabeth Moore 1995
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Cleo 1979
Pacific Palisades
as Shirley 1990
Backfire
as Maxine 1988