Susan Diol

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 (1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 62)[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Spouses	Jerry Rapp ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 1993)​ Shaun Cassidy ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2003)​ Andy Cadiff ​ ​ (m. 2003; div. 2010)​ William Newkirk ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2016)​
Children	1

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

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

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

External links

• Susan Diol at IMDb 
• Susan Diol at the Internet Broadway Database