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Virginia Capers
Acting
Born: September 22, 1925
Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Florence Sparrow

Howard the Duck
as Coramae

Beethoven's 2nd
as Chemistry Teacher

What's Love Got to Do with It
as Choir Mistress

Big Jake
as Delilah

There Was a Crooked Man...
as Cook

Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Effie

The Toy
as Ruby Simpson

Teachers
as Landlady

Truman
as Elizabeth Moore