Susan Diol

Susan Vanita Diol (born May 25, 1962) 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, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Susan Diol
Born
Susan Vanita Diol

(1962-05-25) May 25, 1962
Marquette, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1991; div. 1993)​

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(m. 1995; div. 2003)​

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(m. 2003; div. 2010)​

William Newkirk
(m. 201?; div. 2016)
Children1

Career

Diol acted in children's theatre productions in Illinois before beginning her on-screen career. In 1990, Diol appeared in two episodes of the TV series Night Court, playing Dan Fielding's (John Larroquette) sister Donna. On November 21, 1991, she appeared in Seinfeld episode no. 26, "The Nose Job", as Audrey (the one who had the nose job). On November 7, 1995, Diol appeared in an episode of the TV series Wings, playing a call girl whom Joe and Brian inadvertently choose as a rebound date for lovelorn Antonio.

Diol has played several roles of interest to fans of science fiction television. She played Carmen Davila in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Silicon Avatar”.[1] She also appeared on Star Trek: Voyager as Doctor Danara Pel in the episodes “Lifesigns” and “Resolutions”.[2] In Quantum Leap, she played Al Calavicci's first wife, Beth, in two episodes, including the series finale.[3][4] She reprises the role of Beth in the 2022 revival series.[5]

Selected filmography
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 Quantum Leap (2022 TV series) Beth Calavicci

Personal life

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 (until 2016). During her marriage to Cassidy, Diol had a child named Juliet Jones Diol-Cassidy (born 1998).

References
  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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