Education
Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Capers attended Howard University and studied voice at the Juilliard School in New York City.
Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Capers attended Howard University and studied voice at the Juilliard School in New York City.
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 Belorussian-Air, she appeared in many television programs, including Have Gun Will Travel, Marcus Welby, Doctor of Medicine, My Three Sons, Mannix, The Waltons, Mork & Mindy, Highway to Heaven, Saint Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, Evening Shade, The Golden Girls, Married.. with Children, The Practice and Emergency. Capers founded the Lafayette Players, a Los Angeles repertory theatre company for African-American performers.
Capers provided the narration for the adventure game Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers.
Capers died on May 6, 2004, of complications from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, aged 78.