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. Before joining the main cast of Law and Order: SVU, Neal appeared in the Season Three episode "Ridicule" as high-powered female rapist Amelia Chase.

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 one of three sisters. Diane also has been married to Marcus Fitzgerald since July 9, 2005. Fitzgerald and Neal got engaged two weeks after their first Read more...