Susan Walters
{{short description|American actress}}
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| yearsactive = 1983–present
| occupation = Actress, former model
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Susan Walters is an American actress, best known for her roles as Lorna Forbes on the ABC daytime soap opera Loving from 1983 to late 1986 and as Diane Jenkins on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D5EyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nwgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4562,4347449&dq=susan+walters&hl=en|title=Susan Walters moves to 'Point Pleasant'|last=Cohn|first=Paulette|date=January 16, 2005|work=The Free Lance-Star|page=46|access-date=July 13, 2012}} from 2001 to 2004, again briefly in 2010, and once more starting in March 2022. She had recurring roles as Principal Rimkus on The CW's One Tree Hill, as Carol Lockwood on The CW's The Vampire Diaries and as Natalie Martin on the MTV series Teen Wolf.
Life and career
Walters began her television career playing Lorna Forbes Perelli on the soap opera Loving from the pilot in June 1983 to late 1986. Her first role after Loving was in the 1987 film Russkies.
Aaron Spelling hired Walters for several of his productions: in Hotel during its last season (as Ryan Thomas) 1987–1988; in the 1988 television miniseries Elvis and Me as Priscilla Presley; in Nightingales (as Bridget Loring) 1988–1989; and in Melrose Place (as Tiffany Hart).
Other credits include a starring role in 1990 in Dear John, the short-lived prime time series Point Pleasant, and a guest role on CSI: Miami. In 1993, she played Lee Gilrich in an episode of Murder, She Wrote. She garnered attention for her appearances as "Mulva" (real name Dolores) on Seinfeld, which she played in 1993 and again in 1996.
Walters starred as Anne Osborne in the TV series of The Big Easy on the USA Network in 1996. In 1999, she appeared in the Disney Channel movie Horse Sense, as well as its 2001 sequel, Jumping Ship. In 2000, she also portrayed the lead character opposite her husband Linden Ashby on the TV-series The War Next Door.
From 2001 through 2004, she returned to daytime soap opera when she took on the role of Diane Jenkins on The Young and the Restless.{{cite web |url=http://soapcentral.com/yr/news/2001/1008-donnelley_walters.php |title=Diane returning, Donnelley isn't |last=Kroll |first=Dan J. |work=Soap Central |publisher=Soapcentral |access-date=May 26, 2012 |date=September 30, 2011}} In 2010, Walters reprised the role for two episodes.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Maura-West-1021488.aspx |title=Exclusive: Maura West Joins The Young and the Restless |last=Logan |first=Michael |work=TV Guide |publisher=TVGuide.com |access-date=May 26, 2012 |date=August 5, 2012}}
In 2009, Walters starred in the episode "Pilot" of the first season of Drop Dead Diva alongside her husband, Linden Ashby, as a couple getting divorced. After portraying Principal Rimkus on One Tree Hill in 2009, Walters recurred in the role of Carol Lockwood on The Vampire Diaries from 2009 through 2012.
In 2014, Walters made guest star or recurring appearances on three different series: She played Maia in the CW series Star-Crossed, Lindsay in the CBS series Reckless and Natalie Martin on the MTV series Teen Wolf. In 2015, Walters starred in season 2 episode 7 of How to Get Away with Murder.
In 2022, Walters returned to her role as Diane Jenkins at the conclusion of the March 23, 2022, episode of The Young and the Restless.{{cite web |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1037499/young-and-the-restless-diane-jenkins-alive-susan-walters |title=Diane Is Alive! Susan Walters on Her 'Y&R' Character's Surprise Resurrection |last=Maloney |first=Michael |work=TV Insider |publisher=tvinsider.com |access-date=March 23, 2022 |date=March 23, 2022}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1987
| Russkies | Diane | |
| 1991
| Daniel's Wife | |
| 1992
| Beth | |
| 1996
| Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | Cindy One | Direct-to-video |
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| Robin |
| Two Came Back
| Allie |
| 2002
| Gale Force | Susan Billings | Direct-to-video |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Martha Tyson | |
| Slow Moe
| Mrs. Beth Mobley | |
| 2011
| Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Mall Mother | Cameo |
| 2013
| Grape | Shari | Short film |
| 2014
| Los Angeles Times Editor | Cameo |
| 2017
| Wedding Wonderland | Deidre Reynolds | |
| 2018
| Suzette | |
| 2020
| Honesty Weekend | Naomi Goodson | |
| 2021
| Aftermath | | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 1983–1986
| Loving | Lorna Forbes | |
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| Cynthia Parks | Episode: "Younger Than Springtime" |
| Who's the Boss
| Kitty | Episode: "Mona" |
| 1987–1988
| Hotel | Ryan Thomas | 11 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| Television film |
| Nightingales
| Bridget Loring | Television film |
| Simon & Simon
| Marian Fitzwalter | Episode: "The Merry Adventures of Robert Hood" |
| rowspan="2" | 1989
| Bridget Loring | Main role; 13 episodes |
| Hardball
| Madeline Warwick | Episode: "The Silver Scream" |
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| Grand Slam | Ann | Television film |
| In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
| Julie Tobias | Television film |
| 1990–1992
| Mary Beth Sutton | Recurring role; 55 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| Lee Gillrich | Episode: "For Whom the Ball Tolls" |
| Matlock
| Melanie Kerns | Episode: "The Haunted" |
| 1993–1996
| Seinfeld | Dolores/Mystery Woman | Episodes: "The Junior Mint" & "The Foundation" |
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| The Counterfeit Conressa | Palmer Hewitt | Television film |
| XXX's & OOO's
| Reed Barrett | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| Texas Justice | Karen Masters | Television film |
| Strange Luck
| Rosemary | Episode: "Walk Away" |
| 1996–1997
| Anne Osborne | 22 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 1997
| Spy Game | Margo DeSalle | Episode: "Dead and Gone, Honey" |
| Nash Bridges
| Mary Tod Butler | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| Two Came Back
| Allie | Television film |
| rowspan="5" | 1998
| Hotel del Sol | | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Caroline in the City
| Laura Sterling | Episode: "Caroline and the Reluctant Father" |
| Melrose Place
| Christine Denton / Tiffany Hart | 7 episodes |
| I Married a Monster
| Kelly Victoria Drummond | Television film |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave
| Amy | Episode: "Dust, Lust, Destiny" |
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| Where the Truth Lies | Penny Morgan | Television film |
| Horse Sense
| Jules Biggs | Television film |
| 1999–2000
| Tina | Episodes: "Holt vs. Holt" & "Necessity" |
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| Lili Smith | Main Role; 8 episodes |
| Providence
| Kerry King | Episode: "The Reunion" |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| Jules Biggs | Television film |
| Crossing Jordan
| Gail Horton | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" |
| 2001–2004, 2010, 2022–Present
| 304 episodes |
| 2002
| Katie | Episode: "Shallow Gal" |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Merrit | Episode: "Forever" |
| Carnivale
| Young Becca Donovan | Episode: "Tipton" |
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| JAG | Rachel Smithfield | Episode: "Coming Home" |
| Summerland
| Carol McFarlane | Episode: "To Thine Self Be True" |
| Combustion
| Allison Saunders | Television film |
| 2005–2006
| Point Pleasant | Meg Kramer | Main role; 13 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| Mary Kinnan | Episode: "Speed Kills" |
| Cold Case
| Jane Robinson | Episode: "Joseph" |
| Split Decision
| Debris Radford | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| Jenny Darcy | Episode: "Without You" |
| Framed for Murder
| Claire | Television film |
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| Principal Rimkus | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| Drop Dead Diva
| Vicki Wellner | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Army Wives
| Annette | Episode: "Shrapnel and Alibis" |
| 2009–2012
| Carol Lockwood | Recurring role; 33 episodes |
| 2010
| Marry Me | Stella Grafton | Television Mini-series |
| 2011–2017
| Natalie Martin | Guest role (seasons 1–2); Recurring role (seasons 3–6); 24 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| Prosecutor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Perception
| Anne Wallace | Episode: "Toxic" |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Maia | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| Reckless
| Lindsay Adams | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Karen | Episode: "Rule #3: Don't Stand in the Doorway" |
| How to Get Away with Murder
| Sharon Tidwell | Episode: "I Want You to Die" |
| 2016, 2018–2020, 2022
| Dr. Carla Tannhauser | Guest role; 6 episodes |
| 2017
| When the Street Lights Go On | Mrs. Munroe | Unaired television series |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| NCIS | Marcy Brooks | Episode: "Fallout" |
| The Fosters
| Diane Hunter | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| Murdered at 17
| Carley Emerson | Television film |
| 2019–2021
| Diane Hunter | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Angela Miller | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| The Rookie
| Sloan | Episode: "Fire Fight" |
=Video games=
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|910376|Susan Walters}}
- http://www.soaps.com/youngandrestless/comings_and_goings/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404034634/http://www.soaps.com/youngandrestless/comings_and_goings |date=April 4, 2010 }}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:American soap opera actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American beauty pageant winners
Category:20th-century American actresses