Susan Diol

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Susan Diol
Born
Susan Vanita Diol

(1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 62) [1]
Occupation Actress
Years active1986present
Spouses
(m. 1991;div. 1993)
(m. 1995;div. 2003)
(m. 2003;div. 2010)
William Newkirk
(m. 2014;div. 2016)
Children1

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

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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 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"; [2] the role of Doctor Danara Pel in the Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Lifesigns" and "Resolutions"; [3] the role of Beth Calavicci, first wife of Al Calavicci, in two episodes of Quantum Leap (including the series finale); [4] [5] and reprised the role of Beth in three episodes (as of season 2) of the 2022 revival series. [6]

Personal life

Diol graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. [7] 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

YearTitleRole
1993 Quantum Leap Beth Calavicci
2014 Reality Gaby
2016Bad TwinAttorney
2016Your Own RoadSophie
2017Deadly DevotionDr. Bartelini
2017BasementLucy
2017HackerMotel Attendant
2019 Loqueesha Cindy
2022–2024 Quantum Leap (2022 TV series) Beth Calavicci

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