Mitzi Kapture (born as Mitzi Gaynor Donahue on May , ) is an American
actress, known for her role as Sgt. Rita Lee Lance in the CBS/USA
Network crime drama series Silk Stalkings from to .Kapture was born
in Yorba Linda, California, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She began
her career starring in films such as Lethal Pursuit (), Angel III: The
Final Chapter (), Liberty & Bash (), and The Vagrant (), before
becoming an international television star. She gained international
exposure with her first major television series regular role as
Sergeant Rita Lee Lance in the television series Silk Stalkings. Silk
Stalkings premiered on CBS and USA, but later moved solely to USA
Network. "Silk" aired for eight seasons and became USA network's
highest-rated original drama series. Her role as Rita, the other half
of the two "Sams" for almost five years, cemented her respectability
as an actress. Paired with Rob Estes, who played Sergeant Chris
Lorenzo, Kapture gained global recognition along with her co-star
since the show was broadcast in many countries. Sergeant Lance
eventually became Lieutenant Lance by the time Kapture left the series
in to have her first daughter. During her time with the series,
Kapture also directed episodes.Kapture returned to television in ,
starring in two made-for-USA-Network movies. She played lead roles in
USA Pictures Originals telemovies, Perfect Crime (based on a true
story, also called Hide and Seek: The Joanne Jensen Story), which also
starred Jasmine Guy, and His Bodyguard with Robert Guillaume. She
returned to series television in a lead role on Baywatch as Alexis
Ryker.From through , she played the seductive Anita Hodges on the CBS
daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, credited as Mitzi
Kapture Donahue. She also starred in the made-for-Lifetime television
movie Night of Terror, which premiered March , . In her latest film,
she played the role of a therapist specializing in autism in the
critically acclaimed independent feature God's Ears, released in and
became available on DVD in . In , she guest-starred in an episode of
the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.
actress, known for her role as Sgt. Rita Lee Lance in the CBS/USA
Network crime drama series Silk Stalkings from to .Kapture was born
in Yorba Linda, California, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She began
her career starring in films such as Lethal Pursuit (), Angel III: The
Final Chapter (), Liberty & Bash (), and The Vagrant (), before
becoming an international television star. She gained international
exposure with her first major television series regular role as
Sergeant Rita Lee Lance in the television series Silk Stalkings. Silk
Stalkings premiered on CBS and USA, but later moved solely to USA
Network. "Silk" aired for eight seasons and became USA network's
highest-rated original drama series. Her role as Rita, the other half
of the two "Sams" for almost five years, cemented her respectability
as an actress. Paired with Rob Estes, who played Sergeant Chris
Lorenzo, Kapture gained global recognition along with her co-star
since the show was broadcast in many countries. Sergeant Lance
eventually became Lieutenant Lance by the time Kapture left the series
in to have her first daughter. During her time with the series,
Kapture also directed episodes.Kapture returned to television in ,
starring in two made-for-USA-Network movies. She played lead roles in
USA Pictures Originals telemovies, Perfect Crime (based on a true
story, also called Hide and Seek: The Joanne Jensen Story), which also
starred Jasmine Guy, and His Bodyguard with Robert Guillaume. She
returned to series television in a lead role on Baywatch as Alexis
Ryker.From through , she played the seductive Anita Hodges on the CBS
daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, credited as Mitzi
Kapture Donahue. She also starred in the made-for-Lifetime television
movie Night of Terror, which premiered March , . In her latest film,
she played the role of a therapist specializing in autism in the
critically acclaimed independent feature God's Ears, released in and
became available on DVD in . In , she guest-starred in an episode of
the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.
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