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 (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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Movies (64)
Match: La reina de las apps de citas
2025 · Charlotte
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022 · Self - Commentator
Feliz Novedad
2020 · Director, Story, Screenplay
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020 · Thanks
Todo sobre Nina
2018 · Paula
Buscando...
2018 · Thanks
Heaven's Floor
2016 · Julia
Zen Dog
2016 · Marlene Meeks
The Intervention
2016 · Jessie, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Addicted to Fresno
2015 · Regina
Shelter
2015 · Petra
MA / DDY
2015 · Dana
Jackie & Ryan
2014 · Virginia
In Security
2014 · Lena, Executive Producer
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
2014 · Emma Borden
Argo
2012 · Cora Lijek
And Baby Will Fall
2011 · Melinda
Conviction
2010 · Brenda Marsh
Lez Chat
2010 · Librarian
Virtuality
2009 · Sue Parsons
The Killing Room
2009 · Kerry Isalano
Passengers
2008 · Shannon
The Watch
2008 · Cassie
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
2007 · Singer (uncredited)
Anamorph
2007 · Sandy Strickland
Ten Inch Hero
2007 · Jen
Zodiac
2007 · Linda del Buono
Two Weeks
2006 · Katrina
Out There
2006 · Billy
Fathers and Sons
2005 · Laura (uncredited)
The Grudge
2004 · Jennifer Williams
Helter Skelter
2004 · Linda Kasabian
21 Grams
2003 · Claudia
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003 · Self
Identity
2003 · Ginny
The Slaughter Rule
2002 · Skyla Sisco
The Laramie Project
2002 · Amanda Gronich
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001 · Self
How to Make a Monster
2001 · Laura
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001 · Beatrice
Fantasmas de Marte
2001 · Bashira Kincaid
See Jane Run
2001 · Jane
Wildflowers
2000 · Cally
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000 · Graham
Una mujer comprometida
2000 · Mimi
Bear to the Right
2000 · Waitress
Girl, Interrupted
1999 · Georgina
The Astronaut's Wife
1999 · Nan
Sleeping Beauties
1999 · Clea
She's All That
1999 · Misty
A Slipping Down Life
1999 · Nurse
The Faculty
1998 · Stokely
Girl
1998 · Gillian
The Alarmist
1998 · Suzy
Can't Hardly Wait
1998 · Jana
Niagara, Niagara
1998 · Convenience Store Clerk
How to Make the Cruelest Month
1998 · Bell Bryant
The Defenders: Payback
1997 · Jessica Lane
On the Edge of Innocence
1997 · Ann
Little Witches
1996 · Kelsey
Abbi and the Eighth Wonder
· Director
Untitled Happiest Season Sequel
· Director, Writer
Untitled Troop Beverly Hills 2
· Director, Screenplay
Polly Pocket
· Director
TV shows (41)
The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza
2026 · Sniper
Poker Face
2023 · Emily Cale, Director
High School
2022 · Director, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Creator
The First Lady
2022 · Tommy
HouseBroken
2021 · Twinkle (voice), Writer, Creator
Buscando a Alaska
2019 · Director
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
The Romanoffs
2018 · Patricia Callahan
El Cuento de La Criada
2017 · Sylvia
Take My Wife
2016 · Audience Member
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
2015 · Emma Borden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Better Call Saul
2015 · Dr. Lara Cruz
Broad City
2014 · Lesley Marnel
The Newsroom
2012 · Lilly Hart
Veep
2012 · Marjorie Palmiotti
American Horror Story
2011 · Wendy Peyser
New Girl
2011 · Camilla
The Event
2010 · Maya
Virtuality
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
Lie to Me
2009 · Michelle Russell
Private Practice
2007 · Natasha
Saving Grace
2007 · Maura Darrell
Heroes
2006 · Audrey Hanson
Top Chef
2006 · Self - Judge
Bones
2005 · McKenna Grant
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Jennifer Robinson
Numb3rs
2005 · Melanie Bailey
Carnivàle
2003 · Sofie
CSI: Miami
2002 · Lyla Moore
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Abigail Spencer
The Fugitive
2000 · Lynette Hennessy
Popular
1999 · Wanda Rickets
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Mia Latimer
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Marcie Ross
Crisis Center
1997 · Laura Thomas
Dangerous Minds
1996 · Nina
ER
1994 · Katie Reed
Law & Order
1990 · Amanda Green