Occupation Actress Education Howard University Years active 1957–2004 Children Glenn Capers | Name Virginia Capers TV shows Frank's Place Role Actress | |
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Full Name Eliza Virginia Capers Movies Ferris Bueller's Day Off, What's Love Got to Do with It, Howard the Duck, Lady Sings the Blues, The North Avenue Irregulars Similar People Ernestine Jackson, Brian Gibson, Willard Huyck, Bruce Bilson, John Doucette | ||
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Eliza Capers (September 22, 1925 – September 11, 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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- Virginia capers on the urban roundtable
- Personal life
- Career
- Death
- Filmography
- References
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Personal life
Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Capers attended Howard University and studied voice at the Juilliard School in New York City.
Career
She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jamaica in 1957 as a replacement for Adelaide Hall in the role of Grandma Obeah, taking over the role when Hall left the musical. Capers went on to appear in Saratoga and Raisin.
Capers was a familiar face to television audiences. In addition to a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Hattie Banks, she appeared in many television shows, including Have Gun Will Travel, Marcus Welby, M.D., My Three Sons, Mannix, The Waltons, Mork & Mindy, Highway to Heaven, St. Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, Evening Shade, The Golden Girls, Unsub, Married... with Children, The Practice and ER.
Capers appeared in such films as Norwood (1970), The Great White Hope (1970), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), The North Avenue Irregulars (1979), The Toy (1982), Teachers (1984), Howard the Duck (1986), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Beethoven's 2nd (1993) and What's Love Got to Do with It (1993).
Capers founded the Lafayette Players, a Los Angeles repertory theatre company for African-American performers. She was the recipient of the National Black Theatre Festival Living Legend Award, the Paul Robeson Pioneer Award, and the NAACP Image Award for theatre excellence.
Capers provided the narration for the adventure game Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers.
Death
Capers died on September 11, 2004, of complications from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, aged 78.
Filmography
Actress
2003
Kingpin (TV Mini Series)
- Black Magic Woman (2003)
2002
Move (Short) as
Lady in 2002
2002
For Your Love (TV Series) as
Cornelia
- The Enemy Next Door (2002) - Cornelia
2001
Taking Back Our Town (TV Movie)
2001
ER (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wilson
- Supplies and Demands (2001) - Mrs. Wilson
- Start All Over Again (2001) - Mrs. Wilson
2001
Commitments (TV Movie)
2001
For Love of Olivia (TV Movie) as
Ida Mae Boudreau
2000
The District (TV Series) as
Crazy Mary
- Worst Block (2000) - Crazy Mary
2000
Popular (TV Series) as
Nurse Pittman
- Timber! (2000) - Nurse Pittman
1999
Snoops (TV Series) as
Mrs. Garrett
- The Grinch (1999) - Mrs. Garrett
1998
The Hughleys (TV Series) as
M'Dear
- Roots: Part 1 (1999) - M'Dear
- I Do, I Do, Again: Part 2 (1999) - M'Dear
- The Thanksgiving Episode (1998) - M'Dear
1999
Bad City Blues as
Mrs. Green
1999
Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series) as
Grandma Rose
- Still Waters (1999) - Grandma Rose
- The Possession (1999) - Grandma Rose
1997
The Pretender (TV Series) as
Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
- Jarod's Honor (1997) - Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
1997
The Practice (TV Series) as
Virginia Reynolds
- Pilot (1997) - Virginia Reynolds
1997
Party of Five (TV Series) as
Nana
- I Declare (1997) - Nana
1996
Married... with Children (TV Series) as
Mourner #2
- A Bundy Thanksgiving (1996) - Mourner #2
1995
A Last Goodbye as
The Principal
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) as
Hattie Banks
- I, Ooh, Baby, Baby (1995) - Hattie Banks
- There's the Rub: Part 2 (1995) - Hattie Banks
- There's the Rub: Part 1 (1995) - Hattie Banks
- Granny Gets Busy (1991) - Hattie Banks
- The Young and the Restless (1991) - Hattie Banks
- Not with My Pig, You Don't (1990) - Hattie Banks
1995
Courthouse (TV Series) as
Eddie's Mother
- Fair-Weathered Friends (1995) - Eddie's Mother
1995
Raven Hawk (TV Movie) as
Dr. Helen Harris
1995
The Feminine Touch (Video) as
'Mama'
1995
Truman (TV Movie) as
Elizabeth Moore
1995
Madman of the People (TV Series) as
Clara
- Notes from the Underground (1995) - Clara
1994
Everybody Can Float (Short) as
Nevel's Mother
1994
The Commish (TV Series) as
Wilma Sands
- Benny (1994) - Wilma Sands
1993
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice)
1993
Beethoven's 2nd as
Miss Linda Anderson
1993
Picket Fences (TV Series) as
Judge Campbell
- Duty Free Rome (1993) - Judge Campbell
1993
What's Love Got to Do with It as
Choir Mistress
1993
Knots Landing (TV Series) as
Mrs. Adele Carter
- Call Waiting (1993) - Mrs. Adele Carter
- The Getaway (1993) - Mrs. Adele Carter
1992
Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) as
Judge
- Cat Scratch Fever (1992) - Judge (voice)
1990
Evening Shade (TV Series) as
Francis Blue
- Goin' to the Chapel: Part 3 (1992) - Francis Blue
- Goin' to the Chapel: Part 2 (1992) - Francis Blue
- Goin' to the Chapel: Part 1 (1992) - Francis Blue
- A Day in the Life of Wood Newton (1990) - Francis Blue
1991
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (TV Series) as
Kate Langston
- For Love or Money (1991) - Kate Langston
1991
Good Grief (TV Series) as
Judge Connie
- The Big Bang Theory (1991) - Judge Connie
1990
Donor (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Mantley
1990
Gabriel's Fire (TV Series) as
Annie
- The Wind Rancher (1990) - Annie
- I'm Nobody (1990) - Annie
1990
When You Remember Me (TV Movie) as
Nurse Blandings
1990
Original Intent (Video) as
Lily Reid
1990
Burning Bridges (TV Movie) as
Mamie
1990
Pacific Palisades as
Shirley
1989
Booker (TV Series) as
Ivy Seaton
- Booker (1989) - Ivy Seaton
1989
Unsub (TV Series) as
Glenona
- And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 2 (1989) - Glenona
- And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 1 (1989) - Glenona
1987
Frank's Place (TV Series) as
Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- The King of Wall Street (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- The Recruiting Game (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- Cultural Exchange (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Frank's Place - The Movie (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- Shorty's Belle (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- Night Business (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- Where's Ed? (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Dueling Voodoo (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- The Bum Out Front (1988) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Season's Greetings (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Food Fight (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- I.O.U. (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- The Reverend Gets a Flock (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- Cool and the Gang: Part 2 (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- Cool and the Gang: Part 1 (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Disengaged (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Eligible Bachelor (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Frank Joins the Club (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- The Bridge (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour (credit only)
- Frank Takes Charge (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Frank Returns (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
- Pilot (1987) - Bertha Griffin-Lamour
1988
The Golden Girls (TV Series) as
Greta Wagner
- Mixed Blessings (1988) - Greta Wagner
1987
Off the Mark as
Velma
1987
Backfire as
Maxine
1986
Downtown (TV Series) as
Delia Bonner
- Pilot (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Flowers (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Tracks of My Tears (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Goin' to California (1986) - Delia Bonner
- The Outlaws (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Saturday Night (1986) - Delia Bonner
- When Dinasaurs Drove the Earth (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Out of the Tombs (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Since I Don't Have You (1986) - Delia Bonner
- The Spring Line (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Colors (1986) - Delia Bonner
- Stan the Man (1986) - Delia Bonner
1986
Starman (TV Series) as
Nurse Corona
- Fever (1986) - Nurse Corona
1986
The George McKenna Story (TV Movie) as
Margaret Wright
1986
Howard the Duck as
Coramae
1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off as
Florence Sparrow
1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as
Emma Ray
1986
227 (TV Series) as
Aunt Gwendolyn
- Fifty Big Ones (1986) - Aunt Gwendolyn
1986
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Margo Webster
- Trial by Error (1986) - Margo Webster
1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Ruth
- Arthur, or the Gigolo (1985) - Ruth
1985
Da Capo as
Singing prisoner
1984
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Admit Clerk
- Homecoming (1984) - Admit Clerk
1984
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Miss Hendrickson
- One Fresh Batch of Lemonade: Part 2 (1984) - Miss Hendrickson
- One Fresh Batch of Lemonade: Part 1 (1984) - Miss Hendrickson
1984
Dynasty (TV Series) as
Aunt Bessie
- The Rescue (1984) - Aunt Bessie
1984
Teachers as
Landlady
1983
Just a Little More Love (TV Movie)
1983
Amanda's (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wilson
- Aunt Sonia (1983) - Mrs. Wilson
1983
Against the Odds (TV Series)(1983)
1982
Romance Theatre (TV Series) as
Mama
- Bayou Romance: Part 5 (1982) - Mama
- Bayou Romance: Part 4 (1982) - Mama
- Bayou Romance: Part 3 (1982) - Mama
- Bayou Romance: Part 2 (1982) - Mama
- Bayou Romance: Part 1 (1982) - Mama
1982
The Toy as
Ruby Simpson
1982
Star of the Family (TV Series) as
Alberta
- I Got It Good and That Ain't Good (1982) - Alberta
1979
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Allison's Neighbor / Dainty June / Emily Barlow
- Memories of Allison (1981) - Allison's Neighbor
- To Kill in Plain Sight (1981) - Dainty June
- House of No Return (1979) - Emily Barlow
1981
Inmates: A Love Story (TV Movie) as
Agnes
1980
Mork & Mindy (TV Series) as
Nurse Tula
- Mork in Never-Never Land (1980) - Nurse Tula
1980
Willow B: Women in Prison (TV Movie) as
Eloise Baker
1980
White Mama (TV Movie) as
Gorilla Sydney
1979
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Judge Atherton
- Which Mother Is Mine? (1979) - Judge Atherton
1979
Featherstone's Nest (TV Movie) as
Bella Beauchamp
1979
The North Avenue Irregulars as
Cleo
1976
Jigsaw John (TV Series) as
Leona
- Runaway (1976) - Leona
1976
The Waltons (TV Series) as
Vesper Oakes
- The Collision (1976) - Vesper Oakes
1973
Five on the Black Hand Side as
Ruby
1973
The World's Greatest Athlete as
Native Woman
1970
Mannix (TV Series) as
Pearl / Mrs. Frost
- Out of the Night (1973) - Pearl
- The World Between (1970) - Mrs. Frost
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Mrs. Culpepper / Mrs. Gibson
- Crossfire (1973) - Mrs. Culpepper
- The Commitment (1972) - Mrs. Gibson
1972
The Judge and Jake Wyler (TV Movie) as
Mabel Cobb
1972
Trouble Man as
Macy
1972
Lady Sings the Blues as
Mama Holiday
1971
This Is the Life (TV Series)
- No Place to Hide (1971)
1971
Longstreet (TV Series) as
Nurse
- So, Who's Fred Hornbeck? (1971) - Nurse
1971
The Late Liz as
Martha
1971
Big Jake as
Delilah
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter as
Effie
1970
Bracken's World (TV Series) as
Mrs. Andrews
- Miss Isabel Blue (1970) - Mrs. Andrews
1970
The Great White Hope as
Sister Pearl
1970
Norwood as
Ernestine
1970
There Was a Crooked Man... as
Cook (uncredited)
1970
Dragnet 1967 (TV Series) as
Mrs. Florence Bell
- D.H.Q.: The Victims (1970) - Mrs. Florence Bell
1970
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Nurse #3
- Dodie's Tonsils (1970) - Nurse #3
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Aunt Cass
- Let Ernest Come Over (1969) - Aunt Cass
1969
The Lost Man as
Theresa
1968
Julia (TV Series) as
Mrs. Deering / Mrs. Gibson
- The Doctor's Dilemma (1969) - Mrs. Deering
- Gone with the Draft (1969) - Mrs. Deering
- Unloneliest Night of the Week (1968) - Mrs. Deering
- Homework Isn't Housework (1968) - Mrs. Gibson
1968
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Millie Enfield
- The Name of This Game Is Acquittal (1968) - Millie Enfield
1968
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Jenny Prentiss
- Prince of the Oyster Pirates (1968) - Jenny Prentiss
1967
Insight (TV Series) as
Sarah
- The Thousand-Mile Journey (1967) - Sarah
1967
The Ride to Hangman's Tree as
Teresa Moreno (uncredited)
1966
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Elsie
- Onatha (1966) - Elsie
1963
Breaking Point (TV Series) as
Esther
- A Pelican in the Wilderness (1963) - Esther
1962
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
June
- Search for a Dead Man (1963) - June
- Elegy (1962) - June
1962
House of Women as
Sarah
1961
General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- Star Witness: The Lili Parrish Story (1961)
1961
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Ada - Saloon Gal
- Odds for Big Red (1961) - Ada - Saloon Gal
Soundtrack
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Not with My Pig, You Don't (1990) - (performer: "Wade In The Water")
1974
The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (performer: "Whole Lot of Sunshine")
Self
2005
Black Theater Today: 2005 (Documentary)
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (Video documentary) as
Self
1974
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) as
Self
- The 1981 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1981) - Self
- The 1979 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1979) - Self
- The 1978 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1978) - Self
- The 1974 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1974) - Self
1980
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (TV Special) as
Self
1976
Dinah! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.114 (1976) - Self
1974
The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner & Performer
Archive Footage
-
Sammy LaBella: The Real Skip E. Lowe (filming) as
Self
2005
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
1983
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
- The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 2 (1983)
- The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 1 (1983)
References
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