death_date death_place birth_place imagesize name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
06 may 2004 los angeles , california , u.s. sumter , south carolina , usa 180px virginia capers 22 september 1925 1957 -- 2004 virginiacapers.jpg virginia capers
 eliza virginia capers actress
virginia capers

eliza virginia capers -lrb- september 22 , 1925 -- may 6 , 2004 -rrb- 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 '' .
