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1Eliza 'Virginia' Capers (September 22, 1925 - May 6, 2004) was an American actress best known for ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' (1986), ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' (1986), and ''Film/BigJake'' (1971).
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3She had one child.
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5Capers died in 2004 at the age of 78 from complications of pneumonia.
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9!Filmography
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11!!Film Roles
12* 1962: ''Film/HouseOfWomen'' as Sarah
13* 1967: ''Film/TheRideToHangmansTree'' as Teresa Moreno (UncreditedRole)
14* 1969: ''Film/TheLostMan'' as Theresa
15* 1970: ''Film/ThereWasACrookedMan'' as Cook (uncredited)
16* 1970: ''Film/{{Norwood}}'' as Ernestine
17* 1970: ''Film/TheGreatWhiteHope'' as Sister Pearl
18* 1971: ''Film/SupportYourLocalGunfighter'' as Effie
19* 1971: ''Film/BigJake'' as Delilah
20* 1971: ''Film/TheLateLiz'' as Martha
21* 1972: ''Film/LadySingsTheBlues'' as Mama Holiday
22* 1972: ''Film/TroubleMan'' as Macy
23* 1972: ''Film/TheJudgeAndJakeWyler'' as Mabel Cobb
24* 1973: ''Film/TheWorldsGreatestAthlete'' as Native Woman
25* 1973: ''Film/FiveOnTheBlackHandSide'' as Ruby
26* 1979: ''Film/TheNorthAvenueIrregulars'' as Cleo
27* 1980: ''Film/WhiteMama'' as Gorilla Sydney
28* 1980: ''Film/WillowBWomenInPrison'' as Eloise Baker
29* 1980: ''Film/InmatesALoveStory'' as Agnes
30* 1982: ''Film/TheToy'' as Ruby Simpson
31* 1984: ''Film/{{Teachers|1984}}'' as Landlady
32* 1985: ''Film/DaCapo'' as Singing Prisoner
33* 1986: ''Film/JoJoDancerYourLifeIsCalling'' as Emma Ray
34* 1986: ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' as Florence Sparrow
35* 1986: ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' as Cora Mae
36* 1986: ''Film/TheGeorgeMcKennaStory'' as Margaret Wright
37* 1987: ''Film/{{Backfire}}'' as Maxine
38* 1987: ''Film/OffTheMark'' as Velma
39* 1990: ''Film/PacificPalisades'' as Shirley
40* 1990: ''Film/BurningBridges'' as Mamie
41* 1990: ''Film/OriginalIntent'' as Lily Reid
42* 1990: ''Film/WhenYouRememberMe'' as Nurse Blandings
43* 1990: ''Film/{{Donor|1990}}'' as Mrs. Mantley
44* 1993: ''Film/{{Whats Love Got To Do With It|1993}}'' as Choir Mistress
45* 1993: ''Film/Beethovens2nd'' as Miss Linda Anderson
46* 1995: ''Film/{{Truman}}'' as Elizabeth Moore
47* 1995: ''Film/TheFeminineTouch'' as 'Mama'
48* 1995: ''Film/RavenHawk'' as Dr. Helen Harris
49* 1995: ''Film/ALastGoodbye'' as The Principal
50* 1999: ''Film/BadCityBlues'' as Mrs. Green
51* 2001: ''Film/ForLoveOfOlivia'' as Ida Mae Bourdreau
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53!!Television Roles
54* 1961: ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' as Ada
55* 1962-1963: ''Series/TheUntouchables'' as June (2 episodes)
56* 1963: ''Series/{{Breaking Point|1963}}'' as Esther
57* 1966: ''Series/DanielBoone'' as Elsie
58* 1967: ''Series/{{Insight}}'' as Sarah
59* 1968: ''Series/DeathValleyDays'' as Jenny Prentiss
60* 1968: ''Series/JuddForTheDefense'' as Millie Enfield
61* 1968-1969: ''Series/{{Julia}}'' as Mrs. Dearing/Mrs. Gibson (4 episodes)
62* 1969: ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' as Aunt Cass
63* 1970: ''Series/MyThreeSons'' as Nurse #3
64* 1970: ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' as Mrs. Florence Bell
65* 1970: ''Series/BrackensWorld'' as Mrs. Andrews
66* 1970-1973: ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Pearl/Mrs. Frost (2 episodes)
67* 1971: ''Series/{{Longstreet}}'' as Nurse
68* 1972-1973: ''Series/TheRookies'' as Mrs. Culpepper/Mrs. Gibson (2 episodes)
69* 1976: ''Series/TheWaltons'' as Vesper Oakes
70* 1976: ''Series/JigsawJohn'' as Leona
71* 1979: ''Series/ABCAfterschoolSpecials'' as Judge Atherton
72* 1979-1981: ''Series/QuincyME'' as Allison's Neighbor/Dainty June/Emily Barlow (3 episodes)
73* 1980: ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' as Nurse Tula
74* 1982: ''Series/StarOfTheFamily'' as Alberta
75* 1982: ''Series/RomanceTheatre'' as Mama
76* 1983: ''Series/{{Amandas}}'' as Mrs. Wilson
77* 1984: ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' as Aunt Bessie
78* 1984: ''Series/HighwayToHeaven'' as Miss Hendricksen
79* 1984: ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Admit Clerk
80* 1985: ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' as Ruth
81* 1986: ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' as Margo Webster
82* 1986: ''Series/TwoTwoSeven'' as Aunt Gwendolyn
83* 1986: ''Series/{{Starman}}'' as Nurse Corona
84* 1986-1987: ''Series/{{Downtown}}'' as Delia Bonner
85* 1987-1988: ''Series/FranksPlace'' as Bertha Griffin-Lamour
86* 1988: ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' as Greta Wagner
87* 1989: ''Series/{{Unsub}}'' as Glenona
88* 1989: ''Series/{{Booker}}'' as Ivy Seaton
89* 1990: ''Series/GabrielsFire'' as Annie
90* 1990-1992: ''Series/EveningShade'' as Francis Blue (4 episodes)
91* 1990-1995: ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' as Hattie Banks (6 episodes)
92* 1991: ''Series/GoodGrief'' as Judge Connie
93* 1991: ''Series/TheTrialsOfRosieONeill'' as Kate Langston
94* 1992: ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' as Judge
95* 1993: ''Series/KnotsLanding'' as Mrs. Adele Carter
96* 1993: ''Series/PicketFences'' as Judge Campbell
97* 1994: ''Series/TheCommish'' as Wilma Sands
98* 1995: ''Series/MadmanOfThePeople'' as Clara
99* 1995: ''Series/{{Courthouse}}'' as Eddie's Mother
100* 1996: ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' as Mourner #2
101* 1997: ''Series/PartyOfFive'' as Nana
102* 1997: ''Series/ThePractice'' as Virginia Reynolds
103* 1997: ''Series/ThePretender'' as Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
104* 1998-1999: ''Series/TheHughleys'' as M'Dear (3 episodes)
105* 1999: ''Series/PoltergeistTheLegacy'' as Grandma Rose
106* 1999: ''Series/{{Snoops}}'' as Mrs. Garrett
107* 2000: ''Series/{{Popular}}'' as Nurse Pittman
108* 2000: ''Series/TheDistrict'' as Crazy Mary
109* 2001: ''Series/{{ER}}'' as Mrs. Wilson
110* 2002: ''Series/ForYourLove'' as Cornelia
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112!!Video Game Roles
113* 1993: ''VideoGame/GabrielKnightSinsOfTheFathers'' as Narrator
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115!Shorts
116* 1979: ''Film/FeatherstonesNest'' as Bella Beauchamp
117* 1994: ''Film/EverybodyCanFloat'' as Nevel's Mother
118* 2002: ''Film/{{Move|2002}}'' as Lady in 2002
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120!Theatre Roles
121* 1957-1959: ''Theatre/{{Jamaica}}'' as Grandma Obeah
122* 1959-1960: ''Theatre/{{Saratoga}}'' as The Chairwoman/Ensemble/Kakou

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