Virginia Capers Biography (1925-)

Full name, Eliza Virginia Capers; born September 22 (some sources cite September 25), 1925, in Sumter, SC; children: Glenn S.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer
Birth Details: September 22, 1925; Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Sarah, House of Women (also known as Ladies of the Mob), Warner Bros., 1962
Teresa Moreno, The Ride to Hangman's Tree, Universal, 1967
Theresa, The Lost Man, Universal, 1969
Ernestine, Norwood, Paramount, 1970
Sister Pearl, The Great White Hope, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
Delilah, Big Jake (also known as The Million Dollar Kidnapping), National General, 1971
Effie, Support Your Local Gunfighter (also known as Latigo), United Artists, 1971
Martha, The Late Liz, Gateway, 1971
Macy, Trouble Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Mama Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues, Paramount, 1972
Ruby, Five on the Black Hand Side, United Artists, 1973
The World's Greatest Athlete, Buena Vista, 1973
Cleo, The North Avenue Irregulars (also known as Hill's Angels), Buena Vista, 1979
Mama, Bayou Romance, Prism Entertainment, 1982
Ruby Simpson, The Toy, Columbia, 1982
Landlady, Teachers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
The prisoner, Da Capo, P. Kino, 1985
Coramae, Howard the Duck (also known as Howard, a New Breed ofHero), Universal, 1986
Emma Ray, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, Columbia, 1986
Nurse Florence Sparrow, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Paramount, 1986
Velma, Off the Mark (also known as Crazy Legs), Fries Entertainment, 1987
Maxine, Backfire, Vidmark Entertainment, 1989
Shirley, Pacific Palisades, 1990
Lily, Original Intent, Paramount, 1992
Choir mistress, What's Love Got to Do with It? (also known as I, Tina), Buena Vista, 1993
Miss Linda Anderson (Ryce's chemistry teacher), Beethoven's 2nd, Universal, 1993
Mama, The November Conspiracy (also known as The Feminine Touch), Orion Home Video, 1995
Nevel's mother, Everybody Can Float, 1995
Mrs. Green, Bad City Blues, Showcase Entertainment, 1999
Sunsplit, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Mrs. Deering, Julia, NBC, 1968-1969
Delia Bonner, Downtown, CBS, 1986-1987
Bertha Griffin-Lamour, Frank's Place, CBS, 1987-1988
Movies
Mabel Cobb, The Judge and Jake Wyler, 1972
Gorilla Sydney, White Mama, 1980
Agnes, Inmates: A Love Story, 1982
Margaret White, The George McKenna Story, 1986
Mamie, Burning Bridges, ABC, 1990
Mrs. Mantley, Donor, CBS, 1990
Nurse Blandings, When You Remember Me (also known as The Amazing Legacy of Michael Patrick Smith), ABC, 1990
Elizabeth Moore, Truman, HBO, 1995

Dr. Helen Harris, Raven Hawk (also known as Ravenhawk), HBO, 1996
Ida Mae Boudreau, For Love of Olivia, CBS, 2001
Commitments, BET, 2001
Specials
Judge Atherton, Which Mother Is Mine?, 1979
Just a Little More Love, 1984
Awards Presentations
The Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 1992
12th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, 1997
Episodic
"Onatha," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1966
Aunt Cass, "Let Ernest Come Over," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1969
Mrs. Florence Bell, "Detective HQ: The Victims," Dragnet '67, NBC,1970
Mrs. Frost, "The World Between," Mannix, CBS, 1970
Mrs. Gibson, "The Commitment," The Rookies, ABC, 1972
Pearl, "Out of the Night," Mannix, CBS, 1973
Nurse Tula, "Mork in Never-Never Land," Mork & Mindy, ABC, 1980
"Memories of Allison," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy),NBC, 1981
Aunt Sonia, Amanda's, ABC, 1983
Miss Hendrickson, "One Fresh Batch of Lemonade: Parts 1 & 2," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1984
Aunt Gwendolyn, "Fifty Big Ones," 227, NBC, 1986
Margo Webster, "Trial by Error," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
Greta, "Mixed Blessing," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1988
Frances Blue, "A Day in the Life of Wood Newton," Evening Shade, CBS, 1990
Grandma Hattie Banks (Phil's mother), "Not with My Pig, You Don't," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1990
Grandma Hattie Banks (Phil's mother), "Granny Gets Busy," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1991
Grandma Hattie Banks (Phil's mother), "The Young and the Restless," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1991
Judge Connie, "The Big Bang Theory," Good Grief, Fox, 1991
Voice of the judge, "Cat Scratch Fever," Batman: The Animated Series, Fox, 1992
Judge, Picket Fences, CBS, 1993
Mrs. Carter, "Call Waiting," Knots Landing, CBS, 1993
Mrs. Carter, "The Getaway," Knots Landing, CBS, 1993
Clara, Madman of the People, NBC, 1994
"Benny," The Commish, ABC, 1994
Eva Reide, Courthouse, CBS, 1995
Grandma Hattie Banks (Phil's mother), "I, Ooh, Baby, Baby," The FreshPrince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1995
Grandma Hattie Banks (Phil's mother), "There's the Rub: Parts 1 & 2,"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1995
Second mourner, "A Bundy Thanksgiving," Married ... with Children,Fox, 1996
"Jarod's Honor," The Pretender, NBC, 1996
Nana, "I Declare," Party of Five, Fox, 1997
M'Dear, "The Thanksgiving Episode," The Hughleys, ABC, 1998
M'Dear, "I Do, I Do, Again," The Hughleys, ABC, 1999
"The Grinch," Snoops, ABC, 1999
Crazy Mary, "Worst Block," The District, CBS, 2000
Mrs. Wilson, "Start All Over Again," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001
Mrs. Wilson, "Supplies and Demand (a.k.a. Shadows and Fog)," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001
Also appeared in Dynasty, ABC.
Pilots
June, The Seekers, ABC, 1963
Bella Beacham, Featherstone's Nest, CBS, 1979
Eloise Baker, Willow B: Women in Prison, ABC, 1980
Ivy Seaton, "Booker," Booker, Fox, 1989
Virginia Reynolds, The Practice, ABC, 1997
Stage Appearances
Grandma Obeah, Jamaica, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1957
Charwoman, Saratoga, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1959
Sister Sadie and the Sons of Sam, New Theatre for Now Workshop, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1968
Mama Lena Younger, Raisin, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1972-1973,then 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1973-1975, then Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1975
Sadie, Sister Sadie, New Dramatists Theatre, New York City, 1975
Coralee, Another Part of the Forest, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1981-1982
French Fries, Talking With, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1984-1985
Major Tours
Queenie, Show Boat, U.S. cities, 1960
Mama Lena Younger, Raisin, U.S. cities, 1975
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of the narrator, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, SierraOn-Line, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Compute, June, 1994, pp. 88-89
Jet, July 17, 2000, p. 30

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