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Diane Neal (born November 17, 1976 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actress widely known for her role as Casey Novak on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The comely blonde supporting actress Diane Neal is best known for her ongoing portrayal of District Attorney Casey Novak on the blockbuster series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Her resumé also includes appearances in such direct-to-video exploitationers as Dracula II: Ascension and Dracula III: Legacy. Neal's family moved to Colorado when she was young. She attended college as a pre-medical major but dropped out to pursue a modeling career. Neal studied archaeology in Israel and Egypt. She was also a competitive ice skater at one point. Neal is the youngest of three sisters and has been married to Marcus Fitzgerald since July 9, 2005. Fitzgerald and Neal got engaged two weeks after their first date. They were engaged for seven years before getting married. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Neal moved to Colorado as a child when her father was promoted to federal attorney working out of Denver. The youngest of three girls, Neal graduated from high school early and moved to Hawaii to attend college. Although a pre-med major, Neal soon left school to pursue several interesting modeling opportunities that arose which allowed her to travel the world appearing in commercials for Lexus, Sony, Dove and Miller Lite to name just a few. Soon her modeling career led her to New York City where she decided to plant roots and began studying acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School. Neal has since guest starred on several prominent series including, "Hack", NBC's "ED" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", as well as roles on the daytime dramas "As the World Turns" and "All My Children." Additionally, she has appeared in several pilots, including: "Future Tense" for NBC, "Lenny and Adam" for Comedy Central and "American Embassy" for FOX. Her film credits include the Miramax feature "Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra" for which she provided the voice of Cleopatra, "Second Born", as well as Dimension's "Dracula: Ascension" and the upcoming 2004 release "Dracula: Legacy" portraying Elizabeth Blaine opposite Jason London. While not filming, Neal enjoys playing basketball and softball and at one time was a competitive figure skater. Previously residing in New York, Neal now resides in New Jersey with husband Marcus Fitzgerald. She had previously appeared in the Season Three episode Ridicule as high-powered female rapist Amelia Chase before joining the main cast as their ADA. Neal has announced that the 2008 season will be her final one on the show. |
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