Susan Walters

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Actress

Birth Date: September 28, 1963

Age: 62 years old

Birth Place: Atlanta, Georgia

Spouses: Linden Ashby

Awards

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Model-cum-actress Susan Walters is best known for her portrayal of one-time model Diane Jenkins on the long-running soap opera "The Young and the Restless." Walters on-screen acting career began in soaps; her TV debut was on the Pennsylvania-set "Loving." In 1987, she earned her first recurring primetime television role in Aaron Spelling's San Francisco-set soap, "Hotel." She became a favorite of Spelling's, and the prolific producer went on to cast her in a number of his dramas, including the nurse-centric medical drama "Nightingales" and the sexually charged, courtyard complex-set soap, "Melrose Place."

Walters found her niche in TV dramas and has spent much of her career working with that genre. In the 2000s, she took on recurring roles on two teen dramas: "One Tree Hill," which focuses on the lives of drama-attracting North Carolina high schoolers, and "The Vampire Diaries," which focuses on a teen girl caught in the crosshairs of a rivalry between a pair of undead brothers. In 2010, Walters returned to the soap opera world on "The Young and the Restless."

Credits

Actor Guest Producer Director Writer Music All Credits

The Wedding Arrangement

Director
Movie
2022

Nightmare Neighborhood MomsStream

Director
Movie
2022

Aftermath

Actor
Farrah
Movie
2021

Honesty Weekend

Actor
Naomi Goodson
Movie
2020

Sins & Seduction

Actor
Nancy Cumberland
Movie
2019

Murdered at 17

Actor
Carley Emerson
Movie
2018

Virginia Minnesota

Actor
Suzette
Movie
2018

A Winter Wedding

Actor
Deidre Reynolds
Movie
2017

The FlashStream

Actor
Dr. Carla Tannhauser
Series
2014
85%

The FlashStream

Guest Star
Dr. Carla Tannhauser
Series
2014
85%

Reckless

Guest Star
Show
2014

Star-CrossedStream

Guest Star
Series
2014
57%

The Talk

Guest
Talk
2010

Blood Done Sign My Name

Actor
Martha Tyson
Movie
2010

Slow Moe

Actor
Mrs. Beth Moebly
Movie
2010

The Vampire DiariesStream

Guest Star
Series
2009
86%

Drop Dead DivaStream

Guest Star
Vicki Wellner
Series
2009
78%

Framed for Murder

Actor
Claire
Movie
2007

Point Pleasant

Actor
Meg Kramer
Series
2005

Combustion

Actor
Allison Saunders
Movie
2004

Cold CaseStream

Guest Star
Jane Robinson
Series
2003

One Tree HillStream

Guest Star
Series
2003

NCISStream

Guest Star
Marcy Brooks
Series
2003

Without a TraceStream

Guest Star
Series
2002

CSI: MiamiStream

Guest Star
Series
2002

Vent de panique

Actor
Susan Billings
Movie
2002

Jumping Ship

Actor
Jules Biggs
Movie
2001

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

Guest Star
Merrit
Series
2000

The War Next Door

Actor
Lili Smith
Show
2000

Family Law

Guest Star
Series
1999

Providence

Guest Star
Series
1999

Where the Truth Lies

Actor
Penny Morgan
Movie
1999

Horse Sense

Actor
Jules Biggs
Movie
1999

Love Boat: The Next Wave

Guest Star
Series
1998
14%

I Married a Monster

Actor
Kelly Victoria Drummond
Movie
1998

Spy Game

Guest Star
Show
1997

Two Came Back

Actor
Allie
Movie
1997

Nash BridgesStream

Guest Star
Series
1996

JAGStream

Guest Star
Series
1995

Caroline in the City

Guest Star
Series
1995

Strange Luck

Guest Star
Series
1995
100%

Il barone

Actor
Claudine de Martigny
Show
1995

Texas Justice

Actor
Show
1995

XXX's & OOO's

Actor
Reed Barrett
Movie
1994

Matlock: The Haunted

Actor
Melanie Kerns
Movie
1993

Melrose PlaceStream

Guest Star
Christine Denton/Tiffany Hart
Series
1992

Galaxies Are Colliding

Actor
Beth
Movie
1992

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing

Actor
Julie Tobias
Movie
1990

SeinfeldStream

Guest Star
Mystery Woman
Series
1989
89%

Dear John

Actor
Series
1988

Elvis et moi

Actor
Movie
1988

Elvis and Me

Actor
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
Movie
1988

Nightingales

Actor
Bridget Loring
Movie
1988

Russkies

Actor
Diane
Movie
1987

Amistad Sin Fronteras

Actor
Movie
1987

MatlockStream

Guest Star
Series
1986

Murder, She WroteStream

Guest Star
Lee Gillrich
Series
1984

Who's the Boss?Stream

Guest Star
Series
1984

Hotel

Actor
Ryan Thomas
Soap
1983

Hotel

Guest Star
Ryan Thomas
Soap
1983

Simon & SimonStream

Guest Star
Marian Fitzwalter
Series
1981

The Facts of LifeStream

Guest Star
Cynthia Parks
Series
1979

The Young and the RestlessStream

Actor
Series
1973

Photos

Susan Walters and Linden Ashby attend the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Susan Walters, Peter Bergman on 'The Young and the Restless'Susan Walters and Linden Ashby at the 2025 Daytime Emmys on October 17Peter Bergman, Susan Walters on 'The Young and the Restless'Michael Mealor, Peter Bergman, Susan Walters — 'The Young and the Restless'Peter Bergman and Susan Walters in 'The Young and the Restless'Susan Walters and Linden Ashby attend the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Susan Walters, Peter Bergman 'The Young and the Restless'Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers and Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins in The Young and The RestlessSusan Walters and Peter Bergman in 'The Young and the Restless'Susan Walters in 'The Young and the Restless'Susan Walters and Peter Bergman in 'The Young and the Restless'

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 Susan Walters and Linden Ashby attend the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

‘Y&R’ Couple Susan Walters & Linden Ashby Celebrate Major Milestone

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 Susan Walters, Linden Ashby, Tyler Cameron, and Tate Madden at the 2025 Daytime Emmys

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‘The Vampire Diaries’ Turns 15: Ranking 15 Brutal Deaths From the CW Drama

 Melrose Place - Jack Wagner, Linden Ashby, Jamie Luner
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Linden Ashby Reflects on ‘Melrose Place’ Ahead of Reboot — Would He Make a Cameo?

 Susan Walters and Peter Bergman in 'The Young and the Restless'
Q&A

‘The Young and the Restless’: Susan Walters on Why Diane Is Doubly Glad to Be Mrs. Jack Abbott

 Peter Bergman and Susan Walters for 'The Young and the Restless'

Will Jack & Diane Getting Married on ‘Young and the Restless’ Change How Abbotts Feel About her?

 Natalie Morales
Preview

Who Is Talia Morgan on ‘Y&R’? Natalie Morales Teases Her Daytime Debut (VIDEO)

 Michael Mealor of The Young and the Restless
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Michael Mealor Talks Kyle’s Return to ‘The Young and the Restless’

 Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins on The Young and the Restless
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Diane Is Alive! Susan Walters on Her ‘Y&R’ Character’s Surprise Resurrection