Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 25, 1977
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Clea DuVall
Biography
Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall (born September 25, 1977) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her appearances in the films The Faculty (1998), She's All That; But I'm a Cheerleader; Girl, Interrupted (all 1999); Identity, 21 Grams (both 2003), The Grudge (2004), Zodiac (2007), Conviction (2010), and Argo (2012).
On television, she played Sofie in Carnivàle (2003–2005), Audrey Hanson in Heroes (2006–2007), Wendy Peyser in American Horror Story: Asylum (2012–2013), Emma Borden in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015), Lara Cruz in Better Call Saul (2015–2017), Marjorie in Veep (2016–2019), and Sylvia in The Handmaid's Tale (2018–2022).
In 2016, DuVall made her feature directorial debut with The Intervention, which she also wrote and co-produced. Her next project as director was Happiest Season in 2020.
DuVall was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Steph DuVall, is also an actor. Her forename derives from the novel Clea by Lawrence Durrell. She once worked in a coffee shop and studied at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen | Self |
| 2018 | All About Nina | Paula |
| 2016 | Zen Dog | Marlene Meeks |
| 2016 | Heaven's Floor | Julia |
| 2016 | The Intervention | Jessie |
| 2015 | Addicted to Fresno | Regina |
| 2015 | Shelter | Petra |
| 2015 | MA / DDY | Dana |
| 2014 | Lizzie Borden Took an Ax | Emma Borden |
| 2014 | In Security | Lena |
| 2014 | Jackie & Ryan | Virginia |
| 2012 | Argo | Cora Lijek |
| 2011 | And Baby Will Fall | Melinda |
| 2010 | Conviction | Brenda Marsh |
| 2010 | Lez Chat | Librarian |
| 2009 | The Killing Room | Kerry Isalano |
| 2009 | Virtuality | Sue Parsons |
| 2008 | Passengers | Shannon |
| 2008 | The Watch | Cassie |
| 2007 | Anamorph | Sandy Strickland |
| 2007 | Ten Inch Hero | Jen |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Linda del Buono |
| 2007 | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Singer (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Out There | Billy |
| 2006 | Two Weeks | Katrina |
| 2005 | Fathers and Sons | Laura |
| 2004 | The Grudge | Jennifer Williams |
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Linda Kasabian |
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Claudia |
| 2003 | Identity | Ginny |
| 2002 | The Slaughter Rule | Skyla Sisco |
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | Amanda Gronich |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Bashira Kincaid |
| 2001 | How to Make a Monster | Laura |
| 2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Beatrice |
| 2001 | See Jane Run | Jane |
| 2001 | Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars | Self |
| 2000 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Graham |
| 2000 | Wildflowers | Cally |
| 2000 | Committed | Mimi |
| 2000 | Bear to the Right | Waitress |
| 1999 | She's All That | Misty |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | Georgina |
| 1999 | The Astronaut's Wife | Nan |
| 1999 | A Slipping Down Life | Nurse |
| 1999 | Sleeping Beauties | Clea |
| 1998 | The Faculty | Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell |
| 1998 | How to Make the Cruelest Month | Bell Bryant |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Jana |
| 1998 | Girl | Gillian |
| 1998 | The Alarmist | Suzy |
| 1998 | Niagara, Niagara | Convenience Store Clerk |
| 1997 | The Defenders: Payback | Jessica Lane |
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Ann |
| 1996 | Little Witches | Kelsey |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Poker Face | Emily Cale |
| 2022 | The First Lady | Tommy |
| 2021 | HouseBroken | Twinkle (voice) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Patricia Callahan |
| 2017 | The Handmaid's Tale | Sylvia |
| 2016 | Take My Wife | Audience Member |
| 2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Emma Borden |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Dr. Lara Cruz |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Broad City | Lesley Marnel |
| 2012 | Veep | Marjorie Palmiotti |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Lilly Hart |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Wendy Peyser |
| 2011 | New Girl | Camilla |
| 2010 | The Event | Maya |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Michelle Russell |
| 2009 | Virtuality | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Natasha |
| 2007 | Saving Grace | Maura Darrell |
| 2006 | Heroes | Audrey Hanson |
| 2006 | Top Chef | Self - Judge |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Jennifer Robinson |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Melanie Bailey |
| 2005 | Bones | McKenna Grant |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Sofie |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Lyla Moore |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Abigail Spencer |
| 2000 | The Fugitive | Lynette Hennessy |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mia Latimer |
| 1999 | Popular | Wanda Rickets |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1997 | Crisis Center | Laura Thomas |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Marcie Ross |
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds | Nina |
| 1994 | ER | Katie Reed |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Amanda Green |