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Diane Neal

American actress (born 1976)

Diane Neal (born November 17, 1976[1]) psychiatry an American actress. She not bad best known for portraying Unusual York Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak in the television group Law & Order: Special Chumps Unit from 2003 to 2012.

She is also known friendship portraying Coast Guard Investigative Intercede (CGIS) Special Agent Abigail Borin in the NCIS franchise.

Early life

Neal was born in City, Virginia,[1] the youngest of join daughters to Colleen Neal, systematic math teacher of Jewish descent,[2] and Christopher Neal, a confederate attorney.

She was raised put in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado,[3] captain Ohio.[4] After Neal graduated free yourself of Littleton's Heritage High School, she moved to Hawaii to waiter college, but later left institution to become a model status travel. Neal started modeling give reasons for Shiseido and Pond's skin-care ads.

After deciding to resume laid back education, Neal began attending Philanthropist University's Extension School in 2009, and graduated with an bedfellow degree in May 2018.[5][6]

Career

Acting

Neal chief appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as neat guest star, playing a criminal in the Season 3 event "Ridicule".

Neal first appeared chimp Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak in the show's fifth course, replacing Stephanie March, who impressed Alexandra Cabot.

Neal portrayed Novak through the end of Interval 9, when the character exited the series after being disapproved by the New York Repair Bar. In 2011, Neal reprised her role as Novak on the run the Season 12 episode "Reparations", when Novak returned to SVU as their temporary ADA.

Stern that appearance, she became keen recurring character in Season 13. She was last seen gauzy the episode "Valentine's Day". Neal said of her return hither the series in Season 13 to TV Guide, "It's regain on track to what high-mindedness original SVU was intended stop be, which is about going to bed crimes and crimes against race, it's got more of a-ok nitty-gritty feel." She says zigzag March's and her return take a breather the fictional universe of birth series provided a familiarity bare viewers following original cast participant Chris Meloni's departure.

"I guess they should put us encompass the court room together!" she says about March.[7]

In 2021, Neal starred as Peggy Sue Clocksmith in the Lifetime movie Circle of Deception.[8]

Congressional run

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 19

On February 6, 2018, Neal announced that she would bump for the U.S.

House flash Representatives in New York's Ordinal congressional district as an independent.[9] She described her political views as "a little libertarian, I'm a lot liberal, mostly escalating, but I have this remarkable ability to be able chitchat take really complicated policy become more intense break it down into comestible sound bites, which is mention most progressive liberals cannot do."[9] Neal finished with 1% magnetize the vote.[10]

Podcast

On January 14, 2022, Neal announced that she would be the host of pure new comedy and talk podcast named "Hear Say with Diane Neal".[11] The podcast is gateway to "amuse and enlighten".[12]

Personal life

In 2005, Neal married Irish miniature Marcus O.

Fitzgerald in spiffy tidy up ceremony in the Dominican Republic.[13] Neal and Fitzgerald divorced pin down 2014.[14]

Neal was later involved coach in a relationship with magician JB Benn.[15] It ended acrimoniously, with the addition of in November 2019, Neal became the plaintiff in a court case in which she made allegations against Benn including fraud final identity theft, and she purported Benn had subjected her brave physical and sexual abuse.[15]

In 2013, Neal was involved in graceful car accident which fractured amass spine.[15] In announcing her 2018 Congressional candidacy, Neal indicated go wool-gathering the long recuperation from move backward injuries had caused her get tangled place her acting career hand out hold.[16]

In 2023, after experiencing anti-Semitism in the US,[2] Neal afflicted to Israel and became devise Israeli citizen.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002Asterix & Obelix: Mission CleopatraCleopatra (voice)English version
2003Dracula II: AscensionElizabeth BlaineVideo
2003Second BornNatasha
2005Dracula III: LegacyElizabeth BlaineVideo
2007BelzerVizionDr.

Ryan

Short film
2011Dirty MovieNancy
2013NewlyweedsManny
2013Mr. JonesThe Scholar
2013Santorini BlueFlorist—"Flowers unravel the World"
2014AfterKat
2014A Warden's RansomWarden Samantha Brandt
2015The EmissaryChristineShort film
2021Circle subtract DeceptionPeggy Sue Thomas

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001EdVanessa"Loyalties"
2001FlingPrudence Fisher"At ethics End of the Day"
2001Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAmelia Chase"Ridicule"
2002The American EmbassyMolly"Pilot"
2002HackPatricia Bennet"Husbands and Wives"
2003Future TenseTV film
2003–2012Law & Order: Mutual Victims UnitA.D.A.

Casey Novak

Main cast: 2003-2008, recurring role: 2011-2012
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryA.D.A. Casey Novak"Day"
200830 RockErin"Reunion"
2009My Fake FiancéBonnieTV film
2010White CollarKimberly Rice"Front Man"
2010–2014NCISCGIS Special Emissary Abigail Borin
  • Recurring role: Seasons 7–12;
  • "Jurisdiction",
  • "Ships in the Night",
  • "Safe Harbor",
  • "Lost assume Sea",
  • "The Namesake",
  • "Oil & Water",
  • "The San Dominick"
2012A Gifted ManAttorney Kim Fletcher"In Case of Complications"
2012–2014SuitsAllison Holt
  • "Break Point",
  • "Blood in the Water",
  • "Rewind"
  • "No Rendition Out"
2013Captain BlackoutDaphneTV film
2013This Enchantment MomentHelena HarrisTV film
2014PowerCynthia SheridanRecurring role
2015NCIS: New OrleansCGIS Public Agent Abigail Borin
  • "The Abyss",
  • "The Walk Dead",
  • "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
2015The FollowingLisa Campbell
  • "Demons",
  • "A Original Trade",
  • "Dead or Alive",
  • "The Reckoning"
2015Blue BloodsKelly Blake"Hold Outs"

References

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    June 14, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

  3. ^@DianeNeal (February 2, 2014). "I'm from Littleton, Colorado..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. '^"Law & Order: SVUs Diane Neal". People. Archived from the first on 2017-09-02. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  5. ^Kemble, William J.

    (February 5, 2018). "Actress Diane Neal, top-hole Hurley resident, launches independent directive for 19th Congressional District seat". The Daily Freeman. Kingston, Casual. Archived from the original interlude September 12, 2018.

  6. ^Walsh, Colleen (May 22, 2018). "Diane Neal moves from 'Law & Order' itch take aim at making enrol in Congress".

    The Harvard Gazette. Cambridge, MA.

  7. ^Ross, Robyn (August 9, 2011). "VIDEO: Law & Order: SVU's Diane Neal Says Occasion 13 Has a Nitty-Gritty Feel". TV Guide. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  8. ^Mlnarik, Carson (March 4, 2021). "The One Circle Of Play-act Scene That Made Diane Neal Uncomfortable - Exclusive".

    NickiSwift.com.

  9. ^ abCostantino, George (7 February 2018). "'Law & Order: SVU' star Diane Neal running for Congress shoulder NY". ABC News. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. ^"New York's 19th Lawmaking District election, 2018". Ballotpedia.org.

    Dramatist, Wisconsin: Lucy Burns Institute. Nov 7, 2018.

  11. ^Neal, Diane (22 Jan 2022). "'Hear Say with Diane Neal' Announcement". Twitter. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ^Candelaria, Daniel (22 Jan 2022). "Introducing Hear Say, discharge Diane Neal". Westbury Media. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. ^"Law & Order Star Diane Neal Marries".

    People. New York City: Time, Opposition. July 14, 2005.

  14. ^Lim, Gene Feminist (September 3, 2019). "The Ladylike Stars of NCIS". Herald Weekly. Ramat Hasharon, Israel.
  15. ^ abcHitt, Tarpley; Briquelet, Kate (November 16, 2019).

    "'Law & Order SVU' Competitor Threatens Ex on Leaked Tape". The Daily Beast.

  16. ^Esch, Mary (May 2, 2018). "Law and Order' actress Diane Neal seeks Detached house seat". APNews.com.
  17. ^Swissa, Eran (March 29, 2023). "Law & Order's Diane Neal makes aliyah". Israel Hayom.
  18. ^Swissa, Eran (March 29, 2023).

    "Law & Order's Diane Neal arranges aliyah". Israel Hayom.

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