Susan Vanita Diol is an American television actress who has played supporting roles in over forty series, including Quantum Leap, One Life to Live, Wings, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, NCIS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Quantum Leap.

Susan Diol
Born
Susan Vanita Diol
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouses
(m. 1991; div. 1993)
(m. 1995; div. 2003)
(m. 2003; div. 2010)
William Newkirk
(m. 2014; div. 2016)
Children1

Career edit

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 1991 episode "The Nose Job", as Audrey (the one who had the nose job); and a 1995 episode of Wings, playing a call girl 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";[1] the role of Doctor Danara Pel in the Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Lifesigns" and "Resolutions";[2] the role of Beth Calavicci, first wife of Al Calavicci, in two episodes of Quantum Leap (including the series finale);[3][4] and reprised the role of Beth in three episodes (as of season 2) of the 2022 revival series.[5]

Personal life edit

Diol graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.[6] She has married four times: to Jerry Rapp (1991–1993), Shaun Cassidy (1995–2003), Andy Cadiff (2003–2010), and William Newkirk (2014–2016). During her marriage to Cassidy, Diol had a child named Juliet Jones Diol-Cassidy.[citation needed]

Selected filmography edit

Year Title Role
1993 Quantum Leap Beth Calavicci
2014 Reality Gaby
2016 Bad Twin Attorney
2016 Your Own Road Sophie
2017 Deadly Devotion Dr. Bartelini
2017 Basement Lucy
2017 Hacker Motel Attendant
2019 Loqueesha Cindy
2022-2024 Quantum Leap (2022 TV series) Beth Calavicci

References edit

  1. ^ Okuda, Michael; Okuda, Denise; Mirek, Debbie (2011). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Simon and Schuster. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-45164-688-7.
  2. ^ Harrisson, Juliette (1 January 2017). "Star Trek Voyager: 10 Great Guest Performances". Den of Geek.
  3. ^ Harrisson, Juliette (25 March 2019). "Quantum Leap: 10 Greatest Guest Performances". Den of Geek.
  4. ^ Dellamonica, Alyx (9 November 2010). "Quantum Leap: "M.I.A."". Tor.com.
  5. ^ Hatchett, Keisha (September 26, 2022). "Quantum Leap Recap: Ben's Big Space Adventure Brings Back a Familiar Face". TVLine. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "About Me: Susan Diol". Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.

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