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name: "Virginia Capers"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/virginia-capers"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 September 1925"
died: "6 May 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:44.496909+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Virginia Capers

Actor. Born 22 September 1925 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA. Died 6 May 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 September 1925, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 6 May 2004

## Biography

Virginia Capers (1925–2004) was an American actress and singer. She trained at Howard University and the Juilliard School before making her Broadway debut in the musical Jamaica in 1957.

Capers won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical in 1974 for her role as Lena Younger in Raisin. She appeared in films including Howard the Duck (1986), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) as Florence Sparrow, Beethoven's 2nd (1993) and What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). On television she had a recurring role as Hattie Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and guest roles in series such as Murder, She Wrote, The Golden Girls and ER.

She also performed in other Broadway productions including Saratoga and founded the Lafayette Players repertory theatre company in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), Fi1m 81, as Florence Sparrow — [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Fi1m 43, as Coramae — [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)

## Also known for

- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), Hattie Banks
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Judge (voice)
- *Married... with Children* (1987), Mourner
- *Beethoven's 2nd* (1993), Chemistry Teacher
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Margo Webster
- *What's Love Got to Do with It* (1993), Choir Mistress
- *Big Jake* (1971), Delilah
- *The Toy* (1982), Ruby Simpson

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