Donahue, Mitzi Kapture 1964–

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Donahue, Mitzi Kapture 1964–

(Mitzi Kapture, Mitzi G. Kapture)

PERSONAL

Original name, Mitzi Gaynor Donahue; born May 2, 1964, in Yorba Linda, CA; daughter of Patrick and Bobbie Donahue; married Bradley Kapture (a singer and songwriter), 1982 (divorced); children: Madison, Emerson. Education: Studied business at Berry College and Southern Technical University; studied acting at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA. Avocational Interests: Photography, painting, reading, hiking, running, yoga, working out.

Addresses:

Agent—Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Contact—c/o 20929 Ventura Blvd., Suite 47–255, Woodland Hills, CA 91364.

Career:

Actress and director. Wrote, produced, and directed public service announcements for Xeroderma Pigmentosum Society, Inc., 2005; served as the official celebrity spokesperson for Xeroderma Pigmentosum Society, Inc. Also known as Mitzi G. Kapture.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; as Mitzi Kapture; Series:

Police sergeant Rita Lee Lance, Silk Stalkings, CBS and USA Network, 1991–93, USA Network, 1991–95.

Alex Ryker, Baywatch (also known as Baywatch Hawaii and Baywatch Hawai'i), syndicated, 1998–99.

Television Appearances; as Mitzi Kapture Donahue; Series:

Anita Hodges, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y&R), CBS, 2002–2004.

Television Appearances; as Mitzi Kapture; Movies:

Janice Kirk, Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (also known as The Case of the Maligned Mobster), NBC, 1991.

Joanne Jensen, Perfect Crime (also known as Hide and Seek: The Joanne Jensen Story), USA Network, 1997.

Jenny Farrell, His Bodyguard (also known as Silent Echoes), USA Network, 1998.

Jill Dunne, Night of Terror (also known as Undercurrent), Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; as Mitzi Kapture; Specials:

Judge, The 1993 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1993.

Television Appearances; as Mitzi Kapture; Episodic:

Katie, "Rock the Cradle," MacGyver, ABC, 1988.

"Love and Marriage," 1st & Ten (also known as 1st & Ten: The Bulls Mean Business, 1st & Ten: The Championship, 1st & Ten: Do It Again, 1st & Ten: Going for Broke, 1st & Ten: In Your Face!, and 1st & Ten, Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back), HBO, 1989.

Laura Bartlett, "The Wasteland," MacGyver, ABC, 1991.

"Flashbacks," 1st & Ten (also known as 1st & Ten: The Bulls Mean Business, 1st & Ten: The Championship, 1st & Ten: Do It Again, 1st & Ten: Going for Broke, 1st & Ten: In Your Face!, and 1st & Ten, Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back), HBO, 1991.

Charlotte Hill, "Manhunt," She Spies (also known as B.A.I.T.), syndicated, 2003.

Appeared in other programs, including The $10,000 Pyramid.

Television Appearances; as Mitzi Kapture; Pilots:

Police sergeant Rita Lee Lance, Silk Stalkings, CBS and USA Network, 1991.

Appeared in The Dark, TNT.

Television Director; as Mitzi Kapture; Episodic:

"Mother Love," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1994.

"New Blood," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1995.

Film Appearances; as Mitzi Kapture:

Cowgirl, House II: The Second Story, New World Pictures, 1987.

Helen Milshaw, Private Road: No Trespassing, Trans World Entertainment, 1987.

Debra J., Lethal Pursuit, 1988.

Molly Stewart (Angel), Angel III: The Final Chapter, New World Pictures, 1988.

Sarah, Liberty & Bash (also known as Crime Task Force), Fries Home Video, 1990.

Edie Roberts, The Vagrant, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1992.

Lisa, Pumpkin Hill (short film), 1999.

Marcie Russell, The Storytellers, KOAN, Inc., 1999.

Dr. Kerry Jeffus, God's Ears, Grizzly Peak Films, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Cheaters, Christmas on Mars, Hooters, Talking with Glass Marbles, and The Valiant, all productions of the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

AM New York, August 5, 1995.

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