
Virginia Capers
Department: 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For

Lady Sings the Blues
1972

Burning Bridges
1990

What's Love Got to Do with It
1993

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986

Truman
1995

The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972

White Mama
1980

For Love of Olivia
2001

Teachers
1984

Five on the Black Hand Side
1973

When You Remember Me
1990

Backfire
1988

Inmates: A Love Story
1981

Off the Mark
1987

Big Jake
1971

The World's Greatest Athlete
1973

The Feminine Touch
1995

Taking Back Our Town
2001

Sunsplit
1997

Raven Hawk
1996

House of Women
1962

Pacific Palisades
1990

The Late Liz
1971

Original Intent
1992

Howard the Duck
1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986

The Toy
1982

Donor
1990

Beethoven's 2nd
1993

Da Capo
1985

The George McKenna Story
1988

The North Avenue Irregulars
1979

Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971

There Was a Crooked Man...
1970

The Lost Man
1969

St. Elsewhere
1982

Murder, She Wrote
1984

The Rookies
1972

The District
2000

My Three Sons
1960

The Golden Girls
1985

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990

The Pretender
1996

227
1985

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Frank's Place
1987

Highway to Heaven
1984

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969

Dynasty
1981

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985

Mannix
1967

Knots Landing
1979

The Practice
1997

The Hughleys
1998

The Waltons
1972

Daniel Boone
1964

Judd for the Defense
1967

Batman: The Animated Series
1992

General Electric Theater
1953

ER
1994

Madman of the People
1994

Downtown
1986

Snoops
1999

Popular
1999

Party of Five
1994

Married... with Children
1987

Booker
1989

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957