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Clea DuVall

Clea DuVall

Actor · Born September 25, 1977 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

Acted in 85

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. Virtuality

    TV

  3. The Killing Room

    Kerry Isalano

  4. 2008
  5. The Watch

    Cassie

  6. 2007

    Itty Bitty Titty Committee

    Singer (uncredited)

  7. 2006
  8. Out There

    Billy

  9. 2005
  10. 2004
  11. Helter Skelter

    Linda Kasabian

  12. 2003
  13. 2002
  14. 2001

    How to Make a Monster

    Laura

  15. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

    Beatrice

  16. See Jane Run

    Jane

  17. 2000
  18. The Fugitive

    Lynette Hennessy · 2 episodes

  19. Wildflowers

    Cally

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. Sleeping Beauties

    Clea

  3. A Slipping Down Life

    Nurse

  4. 1998
  5. The Alarmist

    Suzy

  6. Niagara, Niagara

    Convenience Store Clerk

  7. How to Make the Cruelest Month

    Bell Bryant

  8. 1997

    The Defenders: Payback

    Jessica Lane

  9. On the Edge of Innocence

    Ann

  10. 1996
  11. 1994
  12. 1990

Directed 6

2020s

  1. 2023
  2. 2022

    High School

    Director

  3. 2020

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2016

    The Intervention

    Director

No release date

Wrote 4

2020s

  1. 2022

    High School

    Teleplay

  2. 2021
  3. 2020

2010s

  1. 2016

    The Intervention

    Writer

Produced 3

2020s

  1. 2022

    High School

    Executive Producer

2010s

  1. 2016

    The Intervention

    Executive Producer

  2. 2014

Created 2

2020s

  1. 2022

    High School

    Creator

  2. 2021
Appearances7
Thanked in the credits2