Clea DuVall
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.
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Personal Info
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Acting
Known Credits
115
Gender
Female
Birthday
1977-09-25 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Acting

2025

Swiped as Charlotte

2023

Poker Face as Emily Cale

2022

The First Lady as Tommy

2021

HouseBroken as Twinkle (voice)

2018

The Romanoffs as Patricia Callahan

2018

All About Nina as Paula

2017

The Handmaid's Tale as Sylvia

2016

The Intervention as Jessie

2016

Take My Wife as Audience Member

2016

Heaven's Floor as Julia

2016

Zen Dog as Marlene Meeks

2015

Better Call Saul as Dr. Lara Cruz

2015

Addicted to Fresno as Regina

2015

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles as Emma Borden

2015

Shelter as Petra

2015

MA / DDY as Dana

2014

Broad City as Lesley Marnel

2014

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax as Emma Borden

2014

Jackie & Ryan as Virginia

2014

In Security as Lena

2012

Veep as Marjorie Palmiotti

2012

The Newsroom as Lilly Hart

2012

Argo as Cora Lijek

2011

American Horror Story as Wendy Peyser

2011

New Girl as Camilla

2011

And Baby Will Fall as Melinda

2010

The Event as Maya

2010

Conviction as Brenda Marsh

2010

Lez Chat as Librarian

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge

2009

Lie to Me as Michelle Russell

2009

Virtuality as Not available

2009

Virtuality as Sue Parsons

2009

The Killing Room as Kerry Isalano

2008

Passengers as Shannon

2008

The Watch as Cassie

2007

Private Practice as Natasha

2007

Saving Grace as Maura Darrell

2007

Zodiac as Linda del Buono

2007

Ten Inch Hero as Jen

2007

Anamorph as Sandy Strickland

2007

Itty Bitty Titty Committee as Singer (uncredited)

2006

Heroes as Audrey Hanson

2006

Top Chef as Self - Judge

2006

Two Weeks as Katrina

2006

Out There as Billy

2005

Grey's Anatomy as Jennifer Robinson

2005

Bones as McKenna Grant

2005

Numb3rs as Melanie Bailey

2005

Fathers and Sons as Laura

2004

The Grudge as Jennifer Williams

2004

Helter Skelter as Linda Kasabian

2003

Carnivàle as Sofie

2003

Identity as Ginny

2003

21 Grams as Claudia

2002

CSI: Miami as Lyla Moore

2002

The Laramie Project as Amanda Gronich

2002

The Slaughter Rule as Skyla Sisco

2001

Ghosts of Mars as Bashira Kincaid

2001

See Jane Run as Jane

2001

How to Make a Monster as Laura

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Abigail Spencer

2000

The Fugitive as Lynette Hennessy

2000

But I'm a Cheerleader as Graham

2000

Committed as Mimi

2000

Wildflowers as Cally

2000

Bear to the Right as Waitress

1999

Popular as Wanda Rickets

1999

Girl, Interrupted as Georgina

1999

She's All That as Misty

1999

A Slipping Down Life as Nurse

1999

Sleeping Beauties as Clea

1999

Teen Choice Awards as Self - Nominee

1998

The Faculty as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell

1998

Can't Hardly Wait as Jana

1998

How to Make the Cruelest Month as Bell Bryant

1998

Girl as Gillian

1998

Niagara, Niagara as Convenience Store Clerk

1998

The Alarmist as Suzy

1997

Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Marcie Ross

1997

The Defenders: Payback as Jessica Lane

1997

Crisis Center as Laura Thomas

1996

Dangerous Minds as Nina

1996

Little Witches as Kelsey

1994

ER as Katie Reed

1990

Law & Order as Amanda Green
Crew

2023

Poker Face Director

2022

High School Director

2022

High School Teleplay

2022

High School Executive Producer

2022

High School Creator

2021

HouseBroken Writer

2021

HouseBroken Creator

2020

Happiest Season Director

2020

Happiest Season Story

2020

Happiest Season Screenplay

2019

Looking for Alaska Director

2018

Searching Thanks

2016

The Intervention Director

2016

The Intervention Writer

2016

The Intervention Executive Producer

2014

In Security Executive Producer