Clea DuVall
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1977-09-25 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Clea Duvall · Clea Helen D'Etienne 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
TV Shows (38)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mia Latimer
Law & Order
1990
as Amanda Green
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Jennifer Robinson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Abigail Spencer
Bones
2005
as McKenna Grant
CSI: Miami
2002
as Lyla Moore
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Better Call Saul
2015
as Dr. Lara Cruz
American Horror Story
2011
as Wendy Peyser
ER
1994
as Katie Reed
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Sylvia
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Marcie Ross
Private Practice
2007
as Natasha
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
New Girl
2011
as Camilla
Heroes
2006
as Audrey Hanson
Numb3rs
2005
as Melanie Bailey
Veep
2012
as Marjorie Palmiotti
Lie to Me
2009
as Michelle Russell
Top Chef
2006
as Self - Judge
Poker Face
2023
as Emily Cale
The Newsroom
2012
as Lilly Hart
Broad City
2014
as Lesley Marnel
Saving Grace
2007
as Maura Darrell
Carnivàle
2003
as Sofie
Popular
1999
as Wanda Rickets
The Event
2010
as Maya
The First Lady
2022
as Tommy
The Romanoffs
2018
as Patricia Callahan
Dangerous Minds
1996
as Nina
HouseBroken
2021
as Twinkle (voice)
The Fugitive
2000
as Lynette Hennessy
Virtuality
2009
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
2015
as Emma Borden
Take My Wife
2016
as Audience Member
Crisis Center
1997
as Laura Thomas
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Movies (57)
Zodiac
2007
as Linda del Buono
Identity
2003
as Ginny
The Faculty
1998
as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
Girl, Interrupted
1999
as Georgina
Argo
2012
as Cora Lijek
The Grudge
2004
as Jennifer Williams
She's All That
1999
as Misty
Passengers
2008
as Shannon
Swiped
2025
as Charlotte
Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Bashira Kincaid
21 Grams
2003
as Claudia
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Graham
The Astronaut's Wife
1999
as Nan
Anamorph
2007
as Sandy Strickland
Can't Hardly Wait
1998
as Jana
Little Witches
1996
as Kelsey
In Security
2014
as Lena
All About Nina
2018
as Paula
Conviction
2010
as Brenda Marsh
Ten Inch Hero
2007
as Jen
The Laramie Project
2002
as Amanda Gronich
The Killing Room
2009
as Kerry Isalano
Helter Skelter
2004
as Linda Kasabian
On the Edge of Innocence
1997
as Ann
The Alarmist
1998
as Suzy
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
2007
as Singer (uncredited)
The Intervention
2016
as Jessie
Girl
1998
as Gillian
Virtuality
2009
as Sue Parsons
Committed
2000
as Mimi
Two Weeks
2006
as Katrina
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Laura (uncredited)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001
as Beatrice
The Slaughter Rule
2002
as Skyla Sisco
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
2014
as Emma Borden
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Self
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022
as Self
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Regina
And Baby Will Fall
2011
as Melinda
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Nurse
Niagara, Niagara
1998
as Convenience Store Clerk
The Defenders: Payback
1997
as Jessica Lane
Jackie & Ryan
2014
as Virginia
Wildflowers
2000
as Cally
How to Make the Cruelest Month
1998
as Bell Bryant
How to Make a Monster
2001
as Laura
See Jane Run
2001
as Jane
Out There
2006
as Billy
The Watch
2008
as Cassie
Lez Chat
2010
as Librarian
Heaven's Floor
2016
as Julia
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003
Zen Dog
2016
as Marlene Meeks
MA / DDY
2015
as Dana
Sleeping Beauties
1999
as Clea
Shelter
2015
as Petra
Bear to the Right
2000
as Waitress
About Clea DuVall
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 (201… With 95 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Clea DuVall has appeared in 57 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Clea DuVall Movies
- Zodiac (2007) — as Linda del Buono
- Identity (2003) — as Ginny
- The Faculty (1998) — as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
- Girl, Interrupted (1999) — as Georgina
- Argo (2012) — as Cora Lijek
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