Susan Vanita Diol is an American
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
who has played supporting roles in over forty television series, including ''
Quantum Leap'' (1989–1993;
2022–2024), ''
Night Court, One Life to Live'', ''
Wings'', ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''
Star Trek: Voyager'', ''
NCIS'', and ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''.
Career
Diol acted in children's theatre productions in Illinois before beginning her on-screen career. She appeared in episodes of sitcoms, including: two 1990 episodes of ''
Night Court'', playing Dan Fielding's (
John Larroquette) sister Donna; the ''
Seinfeld
''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It ...
'' 1991 episode "
The Nose Job", as Audrey (the one who had the nose job); and a 1995 episode of ''
Wings'', playing a
call girl
A call girl or female escort is a prostitute who (unlike a street prostitution, street walker) does not display her profession to the general public, nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by ...
whom Joe and Brian inadvertently choose as a rebound date for lovelorn Antonio.
Diol has appeared in episodes of science fiction television series, including: portraying Carmen Davila in the ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "
Silicon Avatar"; the role of Doctor Danara Pel in the ''
Star Trek: Voyager'' episodes "
Lifesigns" and "
Resolutions"; the role of Beth Calavicci, first wife of
Al Calavicci, in two episodes of ''
Quantum Leap'' (including the finale to the original run of the series); and reprised the role of Beth in three episodes (over both seasons) of the
revival.
Personal life
Diol graduated from
Otterbein College in
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, Franklin and Delaware County, Ohio, Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. A northeastern suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus as well as the home of Otterbein University, the population was 39 ...
.
She has married four times: to
Jerry Rapp (1991–1993),
Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Paul Cassidy (born September 27, 1958) is an American singer, actor, writer and producer. He has created and/or produced a number of television series including ''American Gothic (1995 TV series), American Gothic'', ''Roar (1997 TV series ...
(1995–2003), Andy Cadiff (2003–2010), and William Newkirk (2014–2016).
Selected filmography
References
External links
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American television actresses
Otterbein University alumni
Living people
American film actresses
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)