- Geboren am
- Verstorben6. Mai 2004 · Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA (Komplikationen durch Lungenentzündung)
- GeburtsnameEliza Virginia Capers
- Größe1,70 m
- Virginia Capers wurde am 22 September 1925 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA geboren. Sie war Schauspielerin, bekannt für Howard - Ein tierischer Held (1986), Ferris macht blau (1986) und Big Jake (1971). Sie starb am 6 Mai 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Spoke several languages as part of her musical training, and even sang in Yiddish on radio for Abe Lyman's popular show.
- 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.
- Won Broadway's 1974 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Raisin".
- She won a Tony for "Raisin".
- 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.
- I spent a lot of my life being told I should sing blues because I was black.
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