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.

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";^[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

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