Clea DuVall

Birthday:: 09/25/1977
Place of birth:: Los Angeles, California, USA:
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.

Credits

	Swiped (2025) as Charlotte
	'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (2022) as Self
	All About Nina (2018) as Paula
	Heaven's Floor (2016) as Julia
	Zen Dog (2016) as Marlene Meeks
	The Intervention (2016) as Jessie
	Addicted to Fresno (2015) as Regina
	Shelter (2015) as Petra
	MA / DDY (2015) as Dana
	Jackie & Ryan (2014) as Virginia
	In Security (2014) as Lena
	Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014) as Emma Borden
	Argo (2012) as Cora Lijek
	And Baby Will Fall (2011) as Melinda
	Conviction (2010) as Brenda Marsh
	Lez Chat (2010) as Librarian
	Virtuality (2009) as Sue Parsons
	The Killing Room (2009) as Kerry Isalano
	Passengers (2008) as Shannon
	The Watch (2008) as Cassie
	Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007) as Singer (uncredited)
	Anamorph (2007) as Sandy Strickland
	Ten Inch Hero (2007) as Jen
	Zodiac (2007) as Linda del Buono
	Two Weeks (2006) as Katrina
	Out There (2006) as Billy
	Fathers and Sons (2005) as Laura (uncredited)
	The Grudge (2004) as Jennifer Williams
	Helter Skelter (2004) as Linda Kasabian
	21 Grams (2003) as Claudia
	Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show (2003) as Self
	Identity (2003) as Ginny
	The Slaughter Rule (2002) as Skyla Sisco
	The Laramie Project (2002) as Amanda Gronich
	Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars (2001) as Self
	How to Make a Monster (2001) as Laura
	Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) as Beatrice
	Ghosts of Mars (2001) as Bashira Kincaid
	See Jane Run (2001) as Jane
	Wildflowers (2000) as Cally
	But I'm a Cheerleader (2000) as Graham
	Committed (2000) as Mimi
	Bear to the Right (2000) as Waitress
	Girl, Interrupted (1999) as Georgina
	The Astronaut's Wife (1999) as Nan
	Sleeping Beauties (1999) as Clea
	She's All That (1999) as Misty
	A Slipping Down Life (1999) as Nurse
	The Faculty (1998) as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
	Girl (1998) as Gillian
	The Alarmist (1998) as Suzy
	Can't Hardly Wait (1998) as Jana
	Niagara, Niagara (1998) as Convenience Store Clerk
	How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998) as Bell Bryant
	The Defenders: Payback (1997) as Jessica Lane
	On the Edge of Innocence (1997) as Ann
	Little Witches (1996) as Kelsey

	Happiest Season Director
	Happiest Season Screenplay
	Happiest Season Story
	Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Thanks
	Searching Thanks
	The Intervention Director
	The Intervention Writer
	The Intervention Executive Producer
	In Security Executive Producer
	Untitled Happiest Season Sequel Director
	Untitled Happiest Season Sequel Writer
	Untitled Troop Beverly Hills 2 Director
	Untitled Troop Beverly Hills 2 Screenplay
	Polly Pocket Director
	Abbi and the Eighth Wonder Director