Actor
Virginia Capers
September 22, 1925 · Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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.
Notable work
7.6Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
as Florence Sparrow
7.9The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
as Hattie Banks
8.6Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
as Judge (voice)
7.7Married... with Children (1987)
as Mourner
5.5Howard the Duck (1986)
as Coramae
5.6Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
as Chemistry Teacher
7.8ER (1994)
as Mrs. Wilson
7.5Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Margo Webster
7.6The Golden Girls (1985)
as Greta
7What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
as Choir Mistress
Often works with
Jeffrey Jones
2 titles together
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Howard the Duck
Richard Edson
2 titles together
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Howard the Duck
Jenifer Lewis
2 titles together
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, What's Love Got to Do with It
Ted McGinley
2 titles together
Married... with Children, Dynasty
Richard McGonagle
2 titles together
Howard the Duck, The Practice
Herb Edelman
2 titles together
Murder, She Wrote, The Golden Girls
Full filmography · 71
Taking Back Our Town
cast
2001
For Love of Olivia
as Ida Mae Boudreau
2001
Sunsplit
cast
1997
Raven Hawk
as Dr. Helen Harris
1996
Truman
as Elizabeth Moore
19957.6
The Feminine Touch
as Mama
1995
Beethoven's 2nd
as Chemistry Teacher
19935.6
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Choir Mistress
19937
Original Intent
as Lily Reid
1992
Donor
as Mrs. Mantley
1990
When You Remember Me
as Nurse Blandings
1990
Burning Bridges
as Mamie
1990