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Virginia Capers

Date of Death: May 09, 2004 (78)

Birth Place: Sumter, SC, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[US Tour]
National Tour, 1975
Lena "Mama" Younger

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1973
Lena Younger

[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 1960
Queenie

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1959
The Charwoman

Ensemble

Ensemble

The Charwoman

Kakou (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1957
Grandma Obeah (Understudy)


Movies

House of Women
[ 1962 ] Sarah
The Lost Man
[ 1969 ] Theresa
Norwood
[ 1970 ] Ernestine
The Great White Hope
[ 1970 ] Sister Pearl
Big Jake
[ 1971 ] Delilah
Support Your Local Gunfighter
[ 1971 ] Effie
The Late Liz
[ 1971 ] Martha
Trouble Man
[ 1972 ] Macy
Lady Sings the Blues
[ 1972 ] Mama Holiday
The World's Greatest Athlete
[ 1973 ] Native Woman
Five on the Black Hand Side
[ 1973 ] Ruby
The North Avenue Irregulars
[ 1979 ] Cleo
The Toy
[ 1982 ] Ruby Simpson
Teachers
[ 1984 ] Landlady
Da Capo
[ 1985 ] Singing prisoner
Howard the Duck
[ 1986 ] Cora Mae, Secretary
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
[ 1986 ] Emma Ray
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
[ 1986 ] Florence Sparrow
Backfire
[ 1987 ] Maxine
Off the Mark
[ 1987 ] Velma
Pacific Palisades
[ 1990 ] Shirley
What's Love Got to Do with It
[ 1993 ] Choir Mistress
Beethoven's 2nd
[ 1993 ] Miss Linda Anderson
A Last Goodbye
[ 1995 ] The Principal
Bad City Blues
[ 1999 ] Mrs. Green

TV Shows

Downtown
Delia Bonner
Evening Shade
Francis Blue
Frank's Place
Bertha Griffin-Lamour
Julia
Mrs. Deering, Mrs. Gibson
Mannix
Pearl, Mrs. Frost
Quincy M.E.
Allison's Neighbor, Dainty June, Emily Barlow
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Hattie Banks
The Hughleys
M'Dear
The Rookies
Mrs. Culpepper, Mrs. Gibson

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1974 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Virginia Capers, Raisin

News


Skylight Music Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Team for RAISIN

 Skylight Music Theatre today announced the cast and creative team for Raisin, running April 8-24, 2022. Raisin is an uplifting musical adaptation of the award-winning play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Raisin won the 1974 Tony Award and the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Musical.
Long Beach's International City Theatre Honored With 23 Robby Award Nominations And Wins

International City Theatre has been honored with three wins and 20 additional nominations for four different productions by longtime theater reviewer Rob Stevens, who has announced his 35th annual “Robby Awards for Excellence in Southern California Theatre.”
#BWWPrompts: What's Your Favorite Underappreciated Musical?

We want to hear from you! We're starting #BwayWorldPrompts, where each day we'll be asking our readers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram questions to spark some theater conversation.
Rarely Revived 1974 Best Musical Tony Winner RAISIN Coming To Astoria Performing Arts Center

RAISIN, adapted from Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking drama A RAISIN IN THE SUN, has not been frequently produced since winning the 1974 Tony Award for Best Musical.
VIDEOS: Broadway's Road To THE WIZ; Five Early-70s Musicals About Black Urban Life

THE WIZ was part of a growing trend of the 1970s when urban black stories and music were making their way to Broadway.
THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: She's Way Ahead! Happy Birthday To Michele Lee

Today we salute a Broadway and Hollywood star just announced to be making her return to Broadway later this year in WICKED.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Virginia Capers been in?

Virginia Capers has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Virginia Capers been in?

Virginia Capers has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Virginia Capers been nominated for?

Virginia Capers has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her role in "Raisin".

What awards has Virginia Capers won?

Virginia Capers won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in "Raisin."

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