Lorine Mendell
Lorine Mendell  is the former actress who portrayed the recurring background character Diana Giddings during the seven year run of . She also worked as first unit stand-in and photo double for actress Gates McFadden on The Next Generation and the seventh feature film . Mendell received no on-screen credit for her appearances.

Her sciences division Starfleet jumpsuit was sold off at the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay.  For some unknown reason, Mendell was wearing a brown wig during her brief appearance in sickbay in the fifth season episode .

Mendell reprised her role as Diana Giddings for the final episode of Webster, titled "Webtrek", in . Filmed during the second season of The Next Generation, she shared her bridge scenes with Michael Dorn, James G. Becker, and Dexter Clay as well as Webster star . Her only other known acting work outside of the Star Trek productions is the 1989 Hunter episode "Return of White Cloud" which also featured Charles Hallahan, Frank Salsedo, Bruce Davison, and James Whitmore, Jr.. There she received credit as "Woman #2".

In addition, Mendell worked as a stand-in for the following guest stars on The Next Generation:
 
 Marsha Hunt in 
 Suzie Plakson in 
 Pamela Winslow in  and 
 Carolyn Seymour in 
 Susan Gibney in 
 Maryann Plunkett in 
 Mona Grudt in 
 Saxon Trainor in 
 Jennifer Hetrick in 
 Ann Shea in 
 Majel Barrett in  and 
 Michelle Forbes in , , , , , and 
 Barbara March in  and 
 Ellen Geer in 
 Katherine Moffat in 
 Ashley Judd in 
 Joanna Miles in 
 Harriet Leider in 
 Denise Crosby in 
 Shay Garner in 
 Sheila Franklin in , , and 
 Dey Young in 
 Patricia Tallman in 
 Melinda Culea in 
 Tracey D'Arcy in 
 Famke Janssen in 
 Jennifer Gatti in  and 
 Caitlin Brown in  and 

On Friday , Mendell worked as stand-in for Alicia Coppola on the  pilot episode . She also worked as stand-in for Martha Hackett on the first season episodes , , and .

Born as Lorine C. Mendell in Pasadena, California, she attended the College of DuPage in Chicago, Illinois between 1972 and 1974 and the Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. She married her husband Thomas Stoikowitz and is today known as Lorine Stoikowitz. Prior to her work for Paramount Pictures, Mendell worked eight years as promoter and Director for Trade Relations at MCA/Universal Music. 

After her seven year run on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Mendell began working as a project coordinator for Nestlé USA in 1994 and left the company twelve years later, in 2006. In November 2006 she started to work as a regional marketing manager for Gentle Transitions of California, a company dealing with families overwhelmed by the relocation of a family member to all types of retirement facilities. Mendell has also worked as the Zest Gala Sponsorship Co-Chair at the Pasadena Senior Center since 2010 and also volunteers with several elder care organizations.

Star Trek appearances

Appearances as Diana Giddings 
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Performers
TNG performers
Film performers
Stand-ins
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