Personal Info
Birth date
1925-09-22 (99 Years)
Day of death
2004-05-06
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Also known as
-Virginia Capers
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
Filmography
Murder, She Wrote
7.532
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2
Overview:
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.Mannix
6.686
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.Batman: The Animated Series
8.5
Overview:
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".The Waltons
7.097
Overview:
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.ER
7.8
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.The Golden Girls
7.537
Overview:
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.5
Overview:
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.Knots Landing
6.7
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.Daniel Boone
6.867
Overview:
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.922
Overview:
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.Dynasty
6.504
Overview:
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.Frank's Place
5.6
Overview:
Frank's Place is an American comedy-drama series which aired on CBS for 22 episodes during the 1987-1988 television season. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and executive produced by Wilson and series star Tim Reid. Frank's Place is the most recent show that ran for only one season which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. TV Guide ranked it #3 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".The Rookies
6.8
Overview:
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.Madman of the People
6
Overview:
Madman of the People is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1994 to 1995. It was scheduled in the Thursday 9:30 timeslot, part of Must See TV. Madman of the People was produced by Kreiscluesco Industries/Spelling Television.The Practice
7.7
Overview:
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”Quincy, M.E.
7.509
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.Highway to Heaven
7.357
Overview:
A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.My Three Sons
6.397
Overview:
A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.St. Elsewhere
5.567
Overview:
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.The Pretender
7.4
Overview:
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.227
6.713
Overview:
A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.The Hughleys
6.8
Overview:
The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as Yvonne, his hard-working wife, who move their family from the inner city to suburban Los Angeles.The District
6.8
Overview:
The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department.Downtown
5
Overview:
Michael Nouri plays a tough cop who has rubbed his superiors the wrong way once too often. By way of punishment he is assigned the supervision of four colorful parolees in this police drama with humor. They are: Dennis Shotthaffer who imagined himself to be a doctor and tried to perform operations; Terry Casaro, a young black pickpocket; Jesse Smith, a street-wise tough; and Harriet Conover, a land-fraud artist who lives in a big mansion. Forney, who hates his assignment but wants to get back on the force where he belongs, devises a plan to put his four charges under one roof—in Conover's mansion.Judd for the Defense
7.5
Overview:
High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases throughout the U.S.Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.573
Overview:
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.General Electric Theater
6.25
Overview:
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.Beethoven's 2nd
5.5
Overview:
Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is that Missy's owner, Regina, wants to sell the puppies and tear the clan apart. It's up to Beethoven and the Newton kids to save the day and keep everyone together.Acting
2001Taking Back Our Town as Unknown
2001For Love of Olivia as Ida Mae Boudreau
2000The District (1 Episode) as Crazy Mary
1999Snoops (1 Episode) as Mrs. Garrett
1998The Hughleys (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997The Practice (1 Episode) as Virginia Reynolds
1997Sunsplit as Unknown
1996The Pretender (1 Episode) as Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
1996Raven Hawk as Dr. Helen Harris
1995Truman as Elizabeth Moore
1995The Feminine Touch as Mama
1994Madman of the People (1 Episode) as Clara
1994ER (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Wilson
1993Beethoven's 2nd as Chemistry Teacher
1993What's Love Got to Do with It as Choir Mistress
1992Batman: The Animated Series (1 Episode) as Judge (voice)
1992Original Intent as Lily Reid
1990Donor as Mrs. Mantley
1990When You Remember Me as Nurse Blandings
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (6 Episodes) as Hattie Banks
1990Burning Bridges as Mamie
1990Pacific Palisades as Shirley
1988The George McKenna Story as Margaret Wright
1988Backfire as Maxine
1987Off the Mark as Velma
1987Frank's Place (22 Episodes) as Bertha Griffin-Lamour
1986Downtown (13 Episodes) as Delia Bonner
1986Howard the Duck as Coramae
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Florence Sparrow
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Emma Ray
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Ruth
1985The Golden Girls (1 Episode) as Greta
1985227 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985Da Capo as Singing prisoner
1984Teachers as Landlady
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Margo Webster
1984Highway to Heaven (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1982The Toy as Ruby Simpson
1982St. Elsewhere (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Inmates: A Love Story as Agnes
1981Dynasty (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980White Mama as Gorilla Sydney
1979Knots Landing (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Adele Carter
1979The North Avenue Irregulars as Cleo
1976Quincy, M.E. (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Five on the Black Hand Side as Ruby
1973The World's Greatest Athlete as Native Woman
1972The Judge and Jake Wyler as Mabel Cobb
1972Lady Sings the Blues as Mama Holiday
1972The Waltons (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The Rookies (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1971The Late Liz as Martha
1971Big Jake as Delilah
1971Support Your Local Gunfighter as Effie
1970There Was a Crooked Man... as Cook
1969Marcus Welby, M.D. (1 Episode) as Aunt Cass
1969The Lost Man as Theresa
1967Mannix (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1967Judd for the Defense (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Daniel Boone (1 Episode) as Elsie
1962House of Women as Sarah
1960My Three Sons (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (1 Episode) as Unknown
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Unknown