Diane Cary is an American actress who has guest-starred in many TV shows. This includes a recurring role on the short-lived ''

Misfits of Science ''Misfits of Science'' is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by James D. Parriott that aired on NBC from October 4, 1985, to February 21, 1986. Plot The series featured super-powered humans and their madcap ad ...

'', where she was credited as Diane Civita. She also starred in '' V'' and '' V: The Final Battle'' in the 1980s as Harmony Moore, a human who fell in love with the visitor, Willie (played by

Robert Englund Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. Englund is best known for playing the villain Freddy Krueger in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise. Englund has received multiple accolades and honors, incl ...

). She guest-starred in three episodes alongside

Lindsay Wagner Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science fiction television series '' The Bionic Woman'' (1976–1978), in which she portrayed character Jaime Sommers. S ...

on ''

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'': as Arlene Hart on the two-parter episode "Jamie's Shield" (1976) and as Madeline Boylin "Rancho Outcast" (1978), and also, along with

Bill Bixby Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III (January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) was an American actor and television director. His career spanned more than three decades, including appearances on stage, in films, and on television series. He is known ...

on ''

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'' as Carrie Taylor on the episode "Life and Death" (1978). She had a recurring role in ''

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'' 1989 and 1994; she also guest-starred in '' Fame'' in the 1987 episode "Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore," ''

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'' in the 1990 episode "Cutting Cards," ''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher for NBC. It ran for eight seasons and List of L.A. Law episodes, 172 episodes from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. The series cente ...

'' in a 1994 episode called "How Am I Driving", and in two episodes of ''

Forever Knight ''Forever Knight'' is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight (Forever Knight), Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern-day Toronto, Ontario. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks ...

'' "Dead Air" and "Avenging Angel." in 1996 she appeared in

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in an episode called "Hostile Convergence" In 2006, Cary guest-starred on ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

'' (episode titled "The Key") and as Bradford's assistant in three episodes of ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

''. More recently in 2009, she guest-starred in an episode of '' Defying Gravity''. In 2014, Cary completed filming the horror-thriller film 'Kantemir' reuniting with her former '' V'' co-star

after 30 years. She is married to

James D. Parriott James D. Parriott (born November 14, 1950, in Denver, Colorado) is an American writer, director, and producer, with his own self named production company. Career He created the series: ''Voyagers!'', '' Misfits of Science'', ''Forever Knight'', ' ...

the co-creator and executive producer of Forever Knight. She is also a screenwriter who wrote two episodes of Forever Knight (“Be My Valentine” and “Let No Man Tear Asunder”) in addition to her guest roles on the show.

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