Neal portrayed Novak through the end of Season 9, when the character exited the series after being censured by the New York State Bar. In 2011, Neal reprised her role as Novak in the Season 12 episode "Reparations", when Novak returned to SVU as their temporary ADA. After that appearance, she became a recurring character in Season 13. She was last seen in the episode "Valentine's Day". Neal said of her return to the series in Season 13 to TV Guide, "It's back on track to what the original SVU was intended to be, which is about sex crimes and crimes against children, it's got more of a nitty-gritty feel." She says that March's and her return to the fictional universe of the series provided a familiarity for viewers following original cast member Chris Meloni's departure. "I think they should put us in the court room together!" she says about March.[6]
In 2021 Neal starred as Peggy Sue Thomas in the Lifetime movie Circle of Deception.[7]
On February 6, 2018, Neal announced that she would run for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 19th congressional district as an independent.[8] She described her political views as "a little libertarian, I'm a lot liberal, mostly progressive, but I have this amazing ability to be able to take really complicated policy and break it down into edible sound bites, which is something most progressive liberals cannot do."[8] Neal finished with 1% of the vote.[9]
Podcast
On January 14, 2022, Neal announced that she would be the host of a new comedy and talk podcast named "Hear Say with Diane Neal".[10] The podcast is intended to "amuse and enlighten".[11]
Personal life
In 2005, Neal married Irish model Marcus O. Fitzgerald in a ceremony in the Dominican Republic.[12] Neal and Fitzgerald divorced in 2014.[13]
Neal was later involved in a relationship with magician JB Benn.[14] It ended acrimoniously, and in November 2019 Neal became the plaintiff in a lawsuit in which she made allegations against Benn including fraud and identity theft, and she claimed Benn had subjected her to physical and sexual abuse.[14] Benn denied the allegations and released audio recordings in which Neal can be heard berating Benn and making threats including promising to kill Benn's dog in retaliation for slitting her poodle’s throat.[15] Benn has allegedly stalked Neal for several years and violated the criminal protective order against him.
In 2013, Neal was involved in a car accident which fractured her spine.[14] In announcing her 2018 Congressional candidacy, Neal indicated that the long recuperation from her injuries had caused her to place her acting career on hold.[16]
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^"New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2018". Ballotpedia.org. Middleton, Wisconsin: Lucy Burns Institute. November 7, 2018.
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Diane Neal born November 17 1976 1 is an American actress best known for her role as New York Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak in the television series Law amp Order Special Victims Unit which she played from 2003 to 2008 and 2011 to 2012 She is also known for portraying Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent Abigail Borin in the NCIS franchise Diane NealNeal at the 2012 Monte Carlo Television FestivalBorn 1976 11 17 November 17 1976 age 46 Alexandria Virginia U S EducationHarvard University ALB Occupation s Actress Comedian Podcast HostYears active2001 presentNotable creditsCasey Novak on Law amp Order Special Victims Unit and Abigail Borin on NCISSpouseMarcus O Fitzgerald m 2005 div 2014 wbr Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Acting 2 2 Congressional run 2 3 Podcast 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksEarly life Edit Neal in 2008 Neal was born in Alexandria Virginia 1 the youngest of three daughters to Colleen Neal a math teacher and Christopher Neal a federal attorney She was raised in Littleton Douglas County Colorado 2 and Ohio 3 After Neal graduated from Littleton s Heritage High School she moved to Hawaii to attend college but later left school to become a model and travel Neal started modeling for Shiseido and Pond s skin care ads After deciding to resume her education Neal began attending Harvard University s Extension School in 2009 and graduated with an associate degree in May 2018 4 5 Career EditActing Edit Neal first appeared on Law amp Order Special Victims Unit as a guest star playing a rapist in the Season 3 episode Ridicule Neal first appeared as Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak in the show s fifth season replacing Stephanie March who played Alexandra Cabot Neal portrayed Novak through the end of Season 9 when the character exited the series after being censured by the New York State Bar In 2011 Neal reprised her role as Novak in the Season 12 episode Reparations when Novak returned to SVU as their temporary ADA After that appearance she became a recurring character in Season 13 She was last seen in the episode Valentine s Day Neal said of her return to the series in Season 13 to TV Guide It s back on track to what the original SVU was intended to be which is about sex crimes and crimes against children it s got more of a nitty gritty feel She says that March s and her return to the fictional universe of the series provided a familiarity for viewers following original cast member Chris Meloni s departure I think they should put us in the court room together she says about March 6 In 2021 Neal starred as Peggy Sue Thomas in the Lifetime movie Circle of Deception 7 Congressional run Edit See also 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York District 19 On February 6 2018 Neal announced that she would run for the U S House of Representatives in New York s 19th congressional district as an independent 8 She described her political views as a little libertarian I m a lot liberal mostly progressive but I have this amazing ability to be able to take really complicated policy and break it down into edible sound bites which is something most progressive liberals cannot do 8 Neal finished with 1 of the vote 9 Podcast Edit On January 14 2022 Neal announced that she would be the host of a new comedy and talk podcast named Hear Say with Diane Neal 10 The podcast is intended to amuse and enlighten 11 Personal life EditIn 2005 Neal married Irish model Marcus O Fitzgerald in a ceremony in the Dominican Republic 12 Neal and Fitzgerald divorced in 2014 13 Neal was later involved in a relationship with magician JB Benn 14 It ended acrimoniously and in November 2019 Neal became the plaintiff in a lawsuit in which she made allegations against Benn including fraud and identity theft and she claimed Benn had subjected her to physical and sexual abuse 14 Benn denied the allegations and released audio recordings in which Neal can be heard berating Benn and making threats including promising to kill Benn s dog in retaliation for slitting her poodle s throat 15 Benn has allegedly stalked Neal for several years and violated the criminal protective order against him In 2013 Neal was involved in a car accident which fractured her spine 14 In announcing her 2018 Congressional candidacy Neal indicated that the long recuperation from her injuries had caused her to place her acting career on hold 16 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes2002 Asterix amp Obelix Mission Cleopatra Cleopatra voice English version2003 Dracula II Ascension Elizabeth Blaine Video2003 Second Born Natasha2005 Dracula III Legacy Elizabeth Blaine Video2007 BelzerVizion Dr Ryan Short film2011 Dirty Movie Nancy2013 Newlyweeds Manny2013 Mr Jones The Scholar2013 Santorini Blue Florist Flowers of the World 2014 After Kat2014 A Warden s Ransom Warden Samantha Brandt2015 The Emissary Christine Short film2021 Circle of Deception Peggy Sue ThomasTelevision 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CGIS Special Agent Abigail Borin The Abyss The Walking Dead Rock a Bye Baby 2015 The Following Lisa Campbell Demons A Simple Trade Dead or Alive The Reckoning 2015 Blue Bloods Kelly Blake Hold Outs References Edit a b Big D DianeNeal com Archived from the original on June 3 2009 Retrieved 26 December 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link DianeNeal February 2 2014 I m from Littleton Colorado Tweet via Twitter Law amp Order SVUs Diane Neal People Archived from the original on 2017 09 02 Retrieved February 7 2021 Kemble William J February 5 2018 Actress Diane Neal a Hurley resident launches independent bid for 19th Congressional District seat The Daily Freeman Kingston NY Archived from the original on September 12 2018 Walsh Colleen May 22 2018 Diane Neal moves from Law amp Order to take aim at making laws in Congress The Harvard Gazette Cambridge MA Ross Robyn August 9 2011 VIDEO Law amp Order SVU s Diane Neal Says Season 13 Has a 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