Date of Birth 17 November 1975, Alexandria, Virginia, USA Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Biography Diane Neal was born in Alexandria, Virginia. She moved to Littleton, Colorado, when her father was promoted to the position of federal attorney in Denver. She is the youngest of three daughters. Diane was a pre-med major in University, before leaving to pursue modeling, thus allowing her to travel the world. IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Spouse Marcus Fitzgerald (9 July 2005 - present) Trade Mark Deep, husky voice Auburn hair Sporty attitude Her smile Trivia She studied acting in a six-week acting course at the Atlantic Acting School (part of the Atlantic Theater Company) in New York. She was a competitive figure skater in high school. She is a former model and started modeling around the world at age 18. Before becoming A.D.A. Casey Novak on "Special Victims Unit" (1999), she had appeared on Season 3 Episode 10 ("Ridicule") of SVU, as a woman who had gang raped a male stripper with her female friends. Engaged after only two weeks to her fiancé, Marcus Fitzgerald, an engineer and former model. The couple married on July 9, 2005, after a seven-year engagement. Studied archaeology in Egypt and Israel in 1999 after quitting modeling. Diane went to college at 16 years old. Diane had wanted to attend an Ivy League school, but because of her young age, her parents made her attend the same school as her older sister, in Hawaii. The youngest of three daughters, Leigh, Erin and Diane. Her older sister has one of her many degrees in theater. Her father is a U.S. federal attorney and her mother is a math professor.
