Susan Diol

Susan Vanita Diol (born 25 May 1964) is a U.S. television actress who has played supporting roles in over forty different series including ', "NCIS" and '. Her characters rarely appear in more than one episode.

Biography

Diol was born in Marquette, Michigan of Finnish, Swedish, and Indian descent. Her father is Peter Balwant Singh Diol, and her mother is Christine Katherine. Her middle name, "Vanita", means "princess of the forest". She was raised in Columbus, Ohio, along with her siblings Katherine Amrita, Michael Peter, and Jennifer Priya. Diol was married to Jerry Rapp from 1 April 1991 until their divorce on 17 August 1993.

Diol's second marriage was to Shaun Cassidy on 7 May 1995. They had one child together, Juliet Jones-Diol Cassidy, who was born on 19 March 1998 with a weight of 3.7 kg (8 lb 2 oz) at birth. She was divorced from Cassidy on 1 March 2003.

Diol married her third and current husband, Andy Cadiff, on 20 December 2003 in a Jewish ceremony in their backyard in Pasadena, Ca.

Career

Diol graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.

In 1990 Diol appeared in 2 episodes of the TV series Night Court playing Dan Fielding's ("John Larroquette") sister Donna. On November 21, 1991, Diol appeared in the debut of Seinfeld episode no. 26, "The Nose Job", as Audrey (the one who needed the nose job). On November 7, 1995, Diol appeared in a episode of the TV series Wings playing a high priced hooker.

Diol has played several roles of interest to the world of Science Fiction television. She played Carmen Davila in the ' episode "Silicon Avatar". She also appeared on ' as Doctor Denara Pel in the episode "Lifesigns", as well as the episode "Resolutions". In the Quantum Leap (TV series) she played Al Calavicci's first wife Beth in two episodes, one of which was the series finale.

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