Clea DuVall
Acting
- Born:
- 1977-09-25
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza
Swiped
Poker Face
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
The First Lady
HouseBroken
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Romanoffs
All About Nina
The Handmaid's Tale
Heaven's Floor
Zen Dog
The Intervention
Take My Wife
Addicted to Fresno
Shelter
MA / DDY
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Better Call Saul
Jackie & Ryan
In Security
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Broad City
Argo
The Newsroom
Veep
American Horror Story
New Girl
And Baby Will Fall
Conviction
The Event
Lez Chat
Virtuality
Virtuality
RuPaul's Drag Race
Lie to Me
The Killing Room
Passengers
The Watch
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Private Practice
Anamorph
Saving Grace
Ten Inch Hero
Zodiac
Two Weeks
Heroes
Out There
Top Chef
Bones
Fathers and Sons
Grey's Anatomy
Numb3rs
The Grudge
Helter Skelter
21 Grams
Carnivàle
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
Identity
CSI: Miami
The Slaughter Rule
The Laramie Project
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
How to Make a Monster
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Ghosts of Mars
See Jane Run
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Fugitive
Wildflowers
But I'm a Cheerleader
Committed
Bear to the Right
Girl, Interrupted
Popular
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Astronaut's Wife
Teen Choice Awards
Sleeping Beauties
She's All That
A Slipping Down Life
The Faculty
Girl
The Alarmist
Can't Hardly Wait
Niagara, Niagara
How to Make the Cruelest Month
The Defenders: Payback
On the Edge of Innocence
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Crisis Center
Little Witches
Dangerous Minds
ER
Law & Order