# Susan Walters

Susan Walters is an American actress and former model, 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 from 2001 to 2004, again briefly in 2010, and once more starting in March 2022. Walters 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. In 2010, Walters reprised the role for two episodes.
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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Russkies | Diane | |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Daniel's Wife | |
| 1992 | Galaxies Are Colliding | Beth | |
| 1996 | Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | Cindy One | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You | Robin |
| 1997 | Two Came Back | Allie |
| 2002 | Gale Force | Susan Billings | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Blood Done Sign My Name | Martha Tyson | |
| 2010 | Slow Moe | Mrs. Beth Mobley | |
| 2011 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Mall Mother | Cameo |
| 2013 | Grape | Shari | Short film |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger | Los Angeles Times Editor | Cameo |
| 2017 | Wedding Wonderland | Deidre Reynolds | |
| 2018 | Virginia Minnesota | Suzette | |
| 2020 | Honesty Weekend | Naomi Goodson | |
| 2021 | Aftermath | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983–1986 | Loving | Lorna Forbes | |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life | Cynthia Parks | Episode: "Younger Than Springtime" |
| 1987 | Who's the Boss | Kitty | Episode: "Mona" |
| 1987–1988 | Hotel | Ryan Thomas | 11 episodes |
| 1988 | Elvis and Me | Priscilla Beaulieu Presley | Television film |
| 1988 | Nightingales | Bridget Loring | Television film |
| 1988 | Simon & Simon | Marian Fitzwalter | Episode: "The Merry Adventures of Robert Hood" |
| 1989 | Nightingales | Bridget Loring | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 1989 | Hardball | Madeline Warwick | Episode: "The Silver Scream" |
| 1990 | Grand Slam | Ann | Television film |
| 1990 | In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing | Julie Tobias | Television film |
| 1990–1992 | Dear John | Mary Beth Sutton | Recurring role; 55 episodes |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Lee Gillrich | Episode: "For Whom the Ball Tolls" |
| 1993 | Matlock | Melanie Kerns | Episode: "The Haunted" |
| 1993–1996 | Seinfeld | Dolores/Mystery Woman | Episodes: "The Junior Mint" & "The Foundation" |
| 1994 | The Counterfeit Conressa | Palmer Hewitt | Television film |
| 1994 | XXX's & OOO's | Reed Barrett | Television film |
| 1995 | Texas Justice | Karen Masters | Television film |
| 1995 | Strange Luck | Rosemary | Episode: "Walk Away" |
| 1996–1997 | The Big Easy | Anne Osborne | 22 episodes |
| 1997 | Spy Game | Margo DeSalle | Episode: "Dead and Gone, Honey" |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Mary Tod Butler | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 1997 | Two Came Back | Allie | Television film |
| 1998 | Hotel del Sol | | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1998 | Caroline in the City | Laura Sterling | Episode: "Caroline and the Reluctant Father" |
| 1998 | Melrose Place | Christine Denton / Tiffany Hart | 7 episodes |
| 1998 | I Married a Monster | Kelly Victoria Drummond | Television film |
| 1998 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Amy | Episode: "Dust, Lust, Destiny" |
| 1999 | Where the Truth Lies | Penny Morgan | Television film |
| 1999 | Horse Sense | Jules Biggs | Television film |
| 1999–2000 | Family Law | Tina | Episodes: "Holt vs. Holt" & "Necessity" |
| 2000 | The War Next Door | Lili Smith | Main Role; 8 episodes |
| 2000 | Providence | Kerry King | Episode: "The Reunion" |
| 2001 | Jumping Ship | Jules Biggs | Television film |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Gail Horton | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" |
| 2001–2004, 2010, 2022–Present | The Young and the Restless | Diane Jenkins | 304 episodes |
| 2002 | The Ellen Show | Katie | Episode: "Shallow Gal" |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Merrit | Episode: "Forever" |
| 2003 | Carnivale | Young Becca Donovan | Episode: "Tipton" |
| 2004 | JAG | Rachel Smithfield | Episode: "Coming Home" |
| 2004 | Summerland | Carol McFarlane | Episode: "To Thine Self Be True" |
| 2004 | Combustion | Allison Saunders | Television film |
| 2005–2006 | Point Pleasant | Meg Kramer | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Mary Kinnan | Episode: "Speed Kills" |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Jane Robinson | Episode: "Joseph" |
| 2006 | Split Decision | Debris Radford | Television film |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Jenny Darcy | Episode: "Without You" |
| 2007 | Framed for Murder | Claire | Television film |
| 2009 | One Tree Hill | Principal Rimkus | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Vicki Wellner | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Army Wives | Annette | Episode: "Shrapnel and Alibis" |
| 2009–2012 | The Vampire Diaries | Carol Lockwood | Recurring role; 33 episodes |
| 2010 | Marry Me | Stella Grafton | Television Mini-series |
| 2011–2017 | Teen Wolf | Natalie Martin | Guest role (seasons 1–2); Recurring role (seasons 3–6); 24 episodes |
| 2013 | The Following | Prosecutor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Perception | Anne Wallace | Episode: "Toxic" |
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | Maia | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Reckless | Lindsay Adams | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Karen | Episode: "Rule #3: Don't Stand in the Doorway" |
| 2015 | How to Get Away with Murder | Sharon Tidwell | Episode: "I Want You to Die" |
| 2016, 2018–2020, 2022 | The Flash | Dr. Carla Tannhauser | Guest role; 6 episodes |
| 2017 | When the Street Lights Go On | Mrs. Munroe | Unaired television series |
| 2018 | NCIS | Marcy Brooks | Episode: "Fallout" |
| 2018 | The Fosters | Diane Hunter | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Murdered at 17 | Carley Emerson | Television film |
| 2019–2021 | Good Trouble | Diane Hunter | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Tell Me Your Secrets | Angela Miller | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Sloan | Episode: "Fire Fight" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | X-Men | Mystique | Voice role |
| 1995 | X-Men 2: Clone Wars | Mystique | Voice role |