Raye Hollitt (born April 17, 1964) is an American actress and female bodybuilder, also known by her stage name Zap, one of the original cast members of American Gladiators. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Raye Hollitt appeared in Season 1 of American Gladiators in 1989, taking off the second season (1990-91) for maternity leave, before returning for Season 3 and continuing on the show through 1995. She reappeared for an alumni show in the final season (1995-96). Hollitt married Ted Prior in 1990 and has one child. She is currently married to photographer George Kontaxis.

Raye Hollitt, best known for her role as “Zap” on the hit, syndicated television show The American Gladiators, was a formidable presence for 6 seasons Growing up in Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania, where she lived until the age of 18, Raye developed her competitive spirit by participating in such sports as softball, basketball, field hockey, track and field and volleyball. 

It was in 1982 that she knew where her life was leading. After moving to the mecca of bodybuilding in Venice, California, she began to pursue a bodybuilding career.  After winning the 1988 Ms. Los Angeles Bodybuilding Championships, Raye landed her first major role in the Blake Edwards hit film titled “Skin Deep” starring John Ritter.

In addition to her popularity as an American Gladiator, Raye has appeared on several television shows, namely, Blossom and Baywatch, as well as several top-name talk shows including: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,  MTV with Pauly Shore, Good Morning America,  Beach House w/Jenny McCarthy, the Muppet’s Tonight Show, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, The Joan Rivers Show, Montel Williams,  and the Jenny Jones Show.

1995 was a busy year for Raye, as she shot a 6-page celebrity pictorial for Playboy’s February 1996 issue.  Also that year, Raye was cast as Lt. Cassie Puller for the pilot of NBC’s “JAG” (Judge Advocate General) directed by Don Bellisario.  Her last film Brand X, where Raye plays a futuristic superhero was  released on video in  2001.  Raye was also cast as a regular on UPN/Paramount’s Manhunt as Rayne, a Survivor-like, reality-based television show.  The past two and a half years has kept Raye busy with the production of her own project, the Sagas of Reya, a series about the voyages of a female Viking warrior and her entourage.

The discipline of being a competitive bodybuilder has helped Raye to obtain and succeed at many of her goals that she set for herself.  Her motto is: ‘Believe and Achieve’.  Her personal data reads of a true athlete, standing  5 feet 7 inches tall and a toned body of 135 pounds.

She is a former paralegal. She posed for Playboy in February 1996. She appeared for many years in local television commercials for “Ye Olde Clock and Gift Shop” in Dallas, a small town just outside her hometown of Wilkes-Barre.