{{Short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Diona Reasonover | image = DionaReasonover2023.png | alt = A smiling young Black woman outdoors, holding a microphone and a paper, wearing glasses and a blue t-shirt with a name badge | caption = Reasonover in 2023 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|01|06}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan<ref name= token/> | occupation = Actress | height = | years_active = | spouse = {{marriage|Patricia Villetto|2018}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/12/07/diona-reasonover-is-winning-over-ncis-fans-in-elevated-role/|title=Diona Reasonover is winning over 'NCIS' fans in elevated role|first1=Eric|last1=Hegedus|first2=Robert|last2=Rorke|date=Dec 8, 2018|accessdate=Oct 7, 2019}}</ref> }} {{external media |topic = |subtopic = |width = 220px |image1 = [https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/cast/215900/ Photos of casting for CBS] |audio1 = |video1 = }} '''Diona Reasonover''' (born January 6, 1992) is an American actress. She starred as Charmaine Eskowitz in the television show ''Clipped'', and since 2018 has portrayed Kasie Hines in the crime drama series ''NCIS''.
==Early life== Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan,<ref name= token>{{cite news |title= 'Clipped' Star Diona Reasonover Is Far, Far From 'A Token' |first= Christian |last= Cintron |date= June 16, 2015 |work= The Blot Magazine |url= http://www.theblot.com/clipped-star-diona-reasonover-is-far-far-from-a-token-7745557 }}</ref> Reasonover attended Renaissance High School.<ref name= mosaic>{{cite news |title= Gem glitters for Mosaic Youth Theatre fund-raiser |work= The Detroit News |date= May 29, 2001 |first= Michael H. |last= Margolin |page= 3D |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0F7539A50160DA1D&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=3 }}</ref> While in high school, she was a member of Mosaic Youth Theatre,<ref name= proud>{{cite news |title= "Clipped" character are out and proud |first= Trish |last= Bendix |date= June 15, 2015 |work= AfterEllen |url= http://www.afterellen.com/tv/436689-diona-reasonover-clipped-character-proud }}</ref> a group of over 100 teenagers who performed in Detroit and internationally.<ref name= mosaic/>
Reasonover attended Oberlin College<ref name= break>{{cite news |title= Detroit comic actress gets TV break with TBS' 'Clipped' |first= Julie |last= Hinds |work= Detroit Free Press |date= June 13, 2015 |url= http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/television/2015/06/13/tbs-clipped-sitcom-detroit-actress-diona-reasonover/71199146/ }}</ref> and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater and dance.<ref name= live>{{cite news |title= Live Interview with Diona Reasonover, star of the TBS sitcom Clipped |work= Booktrib |date= July 8, 2015 |url= http://booktrib.com/2015/07/btlivechat-with-diona-reasonover-star-of-the-tbs-sitcom-clipped/ }}</ref> She also earned a Master of Fine Arts<ref name="future">{{cite news|last=Narasaki|first=Rosie|date=August 11, 2015|title=Diona Reasonover Talks 'Clipped's Future|work=Bustle|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/96891-who-is-charmaine-on-clipped-diona-reasonover-talks-the-characters-future-why-she-should-date}}</ref> in acting from the California Institute of the Arts.<ref name= live/> She worked as a barista while in school.<ref name= more>{{cite news |date= August 20, 2015 |title= Meet Comedienne Diona Reasonover: TBS' up and coming female comic is more than just a funny girl |first= Brittany |last= Dandy |work= Black Enterprise Magazine |url= http://www.blackenterprise.com/career/cool-jobs-meet-comedienne-diona-reasonover/ }}</ref>
==Career== In 2010, Reasonover starred in ''HYPERBOLE: origins'' at [Inside] the Ford as a part of the Los Angeles-based art collective Rogue Artists Ensemble.<ref name= origins>{{cite news |title= World Premiere of 'Hyperbole: origins' at [Inside] the Ford |work= Los Angeles Examiner |date= November 2, 2010 |first= Candyce |last= Columbus |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=133449CC8F2B9350&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=4 }}</ref>
Reasonover acted in Lydia R. Diamond's play ''Stick Fly'' with Mo'olelo Performing Arts at San Diego's 10th Avenue Theatre in 2011.<ref name= uneven>{{cite news |title= Mo'olelo's 'Stick Fly' is entertaining, if uneven |work= North County Times |location= Escondido, California |date= March 9, 2011 |first= Pam |last= Kragen |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=13CFA51743680648&p_docnum=3&p_queryname=5 }}</ref> Reasonover played Cheryl, the daughter of a family's maid whose life has been dramatically changed by an all-expense-paid prep school education.<ref name= uneven/> Calling her performance "superb", a theater reviewer for the ''North County Times'' said she was "brainy, proud, and easily wounded, and she offers much of the show's comic relief".<ref name= uneven/> A reviewer for the ''San Diego Examiner'' called Reasonover "a formidable force to be reckoned with".<ref>{{cite news |title='Stick Fly' a Weekend filled with Family, Fun and Fuming |work= San Diego Examiner |date= March 10, 2011 |first= Carol |last= Davis |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=135F71BE12B51BB8&p_docnum=4&p_queryname=6 }}</ref> A reviewer for ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' called her performance "quietly fiery".<ref>{{cite news |title= Mo'Olelo's 'Stick Fly' Buzzes in Bursts: Humor-laced family saga at its best when characters get angry when not, it falls short |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date= March 11, 2011 |first= James |last= Hubert |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=135FF287806987A0&p_docnum=6&p_queryname=6 }}</ref> Reasonover received an award at the Tenth Annual Craig Noel Awards for Theatrical Excellence.<ref>{{cite news |title= San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Celebrate Artists Achievements |work= San Diego Examiner |date= February 8, 2012 |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=13CCE1704948D0D8&p_docnum=7&p_queryname=6 }}</ref>
At Upright Citizens Brigade, Reasonover is a member of improvisation group Ham Radio, which performs around Los Angeles.<ref name= ucb>{{cite web |title= Diona Reasonover |work= Upright Citizens Brigade |accessdate= August 20, 2015 |url= http://www.ucbcomedy.com/user/35885 }}</ref> She is also a member of the long-form improvisation group Essence.<ref name= ucb/>
Reasonover starred as Charmaine Eskowitz in the television series ''Clipped''.<ref>{{cite news |title= 'Clipped' may finally be a winning sitcom for TBS |work= The Herald-Dispatch |location= Huntington, West Virginia |date= June 11, 2015 |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=155E574B7A513EB8&p_docnum=11&p_queryname=6 }}</ref> She patterned the character on her sister Elisa.<ref name= proud/> She also did the voice of Mary-Anne in ''Doris & Mary-Anne Are Breaking Out of Prison''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNkxGLp3Up3vAg3XEBSeX1Q|title=DORIS & MARY-ANNE ARE BREAKING OUT OF PRISON|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2017-02-26}}</ref> She appeared as Kasie Hines in three episodes of the CBS crime drama ''NCIS'' in a recurring role for Season 15. She was upped to a series regular for Season 16 following the departure of Pauley Perrette.<ref name="NCIS">{{cite news|title=NCIS: Diona Reasonover Upped to Series Regular for Season 16|work=TVLine/TVLine Media, LLC|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=July 18, 2018|url=https://tvline.com/2018/07/18/ncis-season-16-diona-reasonover-series-regular-kasie-hines/|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924175908/https://tvline.com/2018/07/18/ncis-season-16-diona-reasonover-series-regular-kasie-hines/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She was grand marshal of the Inclusion Matters by Shane’s Inspiration's Run, Walk & Roll 5K fundraising event in Griffith Park in September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-18 |title=NCIS's Diona Reasonover to Grand Marshal the Inclusion Matters by Shane's Inspiration's Run, Walk & Roll on September 17 |url=https://www.kron4.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/650733436/nciss-diona-reasonover-to-grand-marshal-the-inclusion-matters-by-shanes-inspirations-run-walk-roll-on-september-17/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=KRON4 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Personal life== She is openly lesbian and married Patricia Villetto in 2018.
==Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2017 | ''The Night Watchmen'' | Penny | |- | 2017 | ''The Clapper'' | Big Bang Theory Producer | Uncredited |- | 2020 | ''For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close'' | Annie the Summoner | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan=2|2015 | ''Clipped'' | Charmaine Eskowitz | Main role |- | ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' | Salesgirl | Episode: "Ken Marino Wears a Slim Gray Suit and Salmon Tie" |- | rowspan=3|2016 | ''Girl Meets World'' | Sister Mary Beth | Episode: "Girl Meets Cory and Topanga" |- | ''Superstore'' | Pet Owner | Episode: "Secret Shopper" |- | ''2 Broke Girls'' | Becky | Episode: "And the No New Friends"<ref>{{Cite episode |title=And the No New Friends |url= |access-date= |series= 2 Broke Girls |series-link= |first= |last= |network= CBS |station= |date= February 3, 2016 |season= 5 |series-no= |number= 10 |minutes= |time= |quote= |language=}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|2017 | ''Transparent'' | Improviser #2 | Episode: "Groin Anomaly" |- | ''Do You Want to See a Dead Body?'' | Julie | Episode: "A Body and Some Pants (with Michaela Watkins)" |- | 2017, 2019 | ''Future Man'' | Estelle Kronish | 2 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2018 | ''Grace and Frankie'' | Ann Reins | Episode: "The Landline" |- | ''Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy'' | Head Hipster | Episode: "Cream Dream" |- | 2018–present | ''NCIS'' | Kasie Hines | Main role; also writer |- | 2021 | ''No Activity'' | (voice) | Episode: "It's Not a Cult!" |- | 2022 | ''NCIS: Hawaiʻi'' | Kasie Hines | 2 episodes |}
==References== {{reflist}} 2025 appeared in The Residence on Netflix
==External links== *{{IMDb name|5169583|Diona Reasonover}}
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