Virginia Capers Net Worth
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Updated on August 31, 2026
Eliza Virginia Capers net worth is
$8 Million
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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.
| Full Name | Eliza Virginia Capers |
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 22, 1925 |
| Died | 2004-05-06 |
| Place Of Birth | Sumter, South Carolina, USA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Nicknames | Virginia Capers, Capers, Virginia |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I spent a lot of my life being told I should sing blues because I was black. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Won Broadway's 1974 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Raisin". |
| 2 | Spoke several languages as part of her musical training, and even sang in Yiddish on radio for Abe Lyman's popular show. |
| 3 | She and her son Glenn once took in an Inuit runaway named Nilak Butler and eventually helped her secure a five-year contract with Warner Brothers as an actress. Nilak later became a prominent voice in the American Indian Movement. |
| 4 | The recipient of the National Black Theatre Festival Living Legend Award, the Paul Robeson Pioneer Award and the NAACP's Image Award for theatre excellence. |
| 5 | Founded the Lafayette Players, a Los Angeles repertory theatre company comprised of black actors. |
| 6 | She won a Tony for "Raisin". |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingpin | 2003 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Move | 2002/I | Short | Lady in 2002 |
| For Your Love | 2002 | TV Series | Cornelia |
| Taking Back Our Town | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| ER | 2001 | TV Series | Mrs. Wilson |
| Commitments | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| For Love of Olivia | 2001 | TV Movie | Ida Mae Boudreau |
| The District | 2000 | TV Series | Crazy Mary |
| Popular | 2000 | TV Series | Nurse Pittman |
| Snoops | 1999 | TV Series | Mrs. Garrett |
| The Hughleys | 1998-1999 | TV Series | M'Dear |
| Bad City Blues | 1999 | Mrs. Green | |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | 1999 | TV Series | Grandma Rose |
| The Pretender | 1997 | TV Series | Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant |
| The Practice | 1997 | TV Series | Virginia Reynolds |
| Party of Five | 1997 | TV Series | Nana |
| Married with Children | 1996 | TV Series | Mourner #2 |
| Raven Hawk | 1996 | TV Movie | Dr. Helen Harris |
| A Last Goodbye | 1995 | The Principal | |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1990-1995 | TV Series | Hattie Banks Grandma Hattie Banks Hattie |
| Courthouse | 1995 | TV Series | Eddie's Mother |
| Truman | 1995 | TV Movie | Elizabeth Moore |
| The Feminine Touch | 1995 | Video | 'Mama' |
| Everybody Can Float | 1994 | Short | Nevel's Mother |
| The Commish | 1994 | TV Series | Wilma Sands |
| Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers | 1993 | Video Game | Narrator (voice) |
| Beethoven's 2nd | 1993 | Miss Linda Anderson | |
| Picket Fences | 1993 | TV Series | Judge Campbell |
| What's Love Got to Do with It | 1993 | Choir Mistress | |
| Knots Landing | 1993 | TV Series | Mrs. Carter |
| Batman: The Animated Series | 1992 | TV Series | Judge |
| Original Intent | 1992 | Video | Lily Reid |
| Evening Shade | 1990-1992 | TV Series | Francis / Francis Blue |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | 1991 | TV Series | Kate Langston |
| Good Grief | 1991 | TV Series | Judge Connie |
| Donor | 1990 | TV Movie | Mrs. Mantley |
| Gabriel's Fire | 1990 | TV Series | Annie |
| When You Remember Me | 1990 | TV Movie | Nurse Blandings |
| Burning Bridges | 1990 | TV Movie | Mamie |
| Pacific Palisades | 1990 | Shirley | |
| Booker | 1989 | TV Series | Ivy Seaton |
| Unsub | 1989 | TV Series | Glenona |
| Backfire | 1988 | Maxine | |
| Frank's Place | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Bertha Griffin-Lamour |
| The Golden Girls | 1988 | TV Series | Greta Wagner |
| Off the Mark | 1987 | Velma | |
| Downtown | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Delia Bonner |
| Starman | 1986 | TV Series | Nurse Corona |
| The George McKenna Story | 1986 | TV Movie | Margaret Wright |
| Howard the Duck | 1986 | Cora Mae, Secretary | |
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off | 1986 | Florence Sparrow | |
| Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | 1986 | Emma Ray | |
| 227 | 1986 | TV Series | Aunt Gwendolyn |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1986 | TV Series | Margo Webster |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1985 | TV Series | Ruth |
| Da Capo | 1985 | Singing prisoner | |
| St. Elsewhere | 1984 | TV Series | Admit Clerk |
| Highway to Heaven | 1984 | TV Series | Miss Hendrickson |
| Dynasty | 1984 | TV Series | Aunt Bessie |
| Teachers | 1984 | Landlady | |
| Just a Little More Love | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Amanda's | 1983 | TV Series | Mrs. Wilson |
| Against the Odds | 1983 | TV Series 1983 | |
| Romance Theatre | 1982 | TV Series | Mama |
| The Toy | 1982 | Ruby Simpson | |
| Star of the Family | 1982 | TV Series | Alberta |
| Quincy M.E. | 1979-1981 | TV Series | Allison Sirella's Neighbor / Dainty June / Emily Barlow |
| Inmates: A Love Story | 1981 | TV Movie | Agnes |
| Mork & Mindy | 1980 | TV Series | Nurse Tula |
| Willow B: Women in Prison | 1980 | TV Movie | Eloise Baker |
| White Mama | 1980 | TV Movie | Gorilla Sydney |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | 1979 | TV Series | Judge Atherton |
| Featherstone's Nest | 1979 | TV Movie | Bella Beauchamp |
| The North Avenue Irregulars | 1979 | Cleo | |
| Jigsaw John | 1976 | TV Series | |
| The Waltons | 1976 | TV Series | Vesper Oakes |
| Five on the Black Hand Side | 1973 | Ruby | |
| The World's Greatest Athlete | 1973 | Native Woman | |
| Mannix | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Pearl / Mrs. Frost |
| The Rookies | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Mrs. Culpepper / Mrs. Gibson |
| The Judge and Jake Wyler | 1972 | TV Movie | Mabel Cobb |
| Trouble Man | 1972 | Macy | |
| Lady Sings the Blues | 1972 | Mama Holiday | |
| Longstreet | 1971 | TV Series | Nurse |
| The Late Liz | 1971 | Martha | |
| Big Jake | 1971 | Delilah | |
| Support Your Local Gunfighter | 1971 | Effie | |
| Bracken's World | 1970 | TV Series | Mrs. Andrews |
| The Great White Hope | 1970 | Sister Pearl | |
| Norwood | 1970 | Ernestine | |
| There Was a Crooked Man... | 1970 | Cook (uncredited) | |
| Dragnet 1967 | 1970 | TV Series | Mrs. Florence Bell |
| My Three Sons | 1970 | TV Series | Nurse #3 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1969 | TV Series | Aunt Cass |
| The Lost Man | 1969 | Theresa | |
| Julia | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Mrs. Deering / Mrs. Gibson |
| Judd for the Defense | 1968 | TV Series | Millie Enfield |
| Death Valley Days | 1968 | TV Series | Jenny Prentiss |
| Insight | 1967 | TV Series | Sarah |
| Ride to Hangman's Tree | 1967 | Teresa Moreno (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Boone | 1966 | TV Series | Elsie |
| Breaking Point | 1963 | TV Series | Esther |
| The Untouchables | 1962-1963 | TV Series | June |
| House of Women | 1962 | Sarah | |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | 1961 | TV Series | Ada |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special performer: "Whole Lot of Sunshine" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Theater Today: 2005 | 2005 | Documentary | |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | 2004 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Dinah! | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Big Jake (1971) |
Known for movies
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
as Florence Sparrow
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
as Choir Mistress
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
as Miss Linda Anderson
Howard the Duck (1986)
as Cora Mae, Secretary
