Virginia Capers
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| Born |
Eliza Capers September 22, 1925 Sumter, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2004 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1957–2003 |
Eliza Capers (September 22, 1925 – September 11, 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.
Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Capers attended Howard University and studied voice at the Juilliard School in New York City.
She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jamaica in 1957 as a replacement for Adelaide Hall in the role of Grandma Obeah, taking over the role when Hall left the musical. Capers went on to appear in Saratoga and Raisin.
Capers was a familiar face to television audiences. In addition to a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Hattie Banks, she appeared in many television shows, including Have Gun Will Travel, Marcus Welby, M.D., My Three Sons, Mannix, The Waltons, Mork & Mindy, Highway to Heaven, St. Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, Evening Shade, The Golden Girls, Unsub, Married... with Children, The Practice and ER.
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