Clea DuVall

Clea DuVall

Known for
Acting
Born
September 25, 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
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.

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Filmography

2026
The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza poster

The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza

TV · as Sniper · 1 ep

2025
Swiped poster

Swiped

Movie · as Charlotte

2023
Poker Face poster

Poker Face

TV · as Emily Cale · 1 ep

2022
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen poster

'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

Movie · as Self - Commentator

2022
The First Lady poster

The First Lady

TV · as Tommy · 6 eps

2021
HouseBroken poster

HouseBroken

TV · as Twinkle (voice) · 30 eps

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
All About Nina poster

All About Nina

Movie · as Paula

2018
The Romanoffs poster

The Romanoffs

TV · as Patricia Callahan · 1 ep

2017
The Handmaid's Tale poster

The Handmaid's Tale

TV · as Sylvia · 5 eps

2016
Heaven's Floor poster

Heaven's Floor

Movie · as Julia

2016
Zen Dog poster

Zen Dog

Movie · as Marlene Meeks

2016
The Intervention poster

The Intervention

Movie · as Jessie

2016
Take My Wife poster

Take My Wife

TV · as Audience Member · 1 ep

2015
Addicted to Fresno poster

Addicted to Fresno

Movie · as Regina

2015
Shelter poster

Shelter

Movie · as Petra

2015
MA / DDY poster

MA / DDY

Movie · as Dana

2015
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles poster

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

TV · as Emma Borden · 8 eps

2015
Better Call Saul poster

Better Call Saul

TV · as Dr. Lara Cruz · 3 eps

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax poster

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax

Movie · as Emma Borden

2014
In Security poster

In Security

Movie · as Lena

2014
Jackie & Ryan poster

Jackie & Ryan

Movie · as Virginia

2014
Broad City poster

Broad City

TV · as Lesley Marnel · 3 eps

2012
Argo poster

Argo

Movie · as Cora Lijek

2012
Veep poster

Veep

TV · as Marjorie Palmiotti · 26 eps

2012
The Newsroom poster

The Newsroom

TV · as Lilly Hart · 2 eps

2011
And Baby Will Fall poster

And Baby Will Fall

Movie · as Melinda

2011
American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story

TV · as Wendy Peyser · 5 eps

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Camilla · 1 ep

2010
Conviction poster

Conviction

Movie · as Brenda Marsh

2010
Lez Chat

Lez Chat

Movie · as Librarian

2010
The Event poster

The Event

TV · as Maya · 3 eps

2009
The Killing Room poster

The Killing Room

Movie · as Kerry Isalano

2009
Virtuality poster

Virtuality

Movie · as Sue Parsons

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Michelle Russell · 1 ep

2009
Virtuality poster

Virtuality

TV · 1 ep

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2008
Passengers poster

Passengers

Movie · as Shannon

2008
The Watch poster

The Watch

Movie · as Cassie

2007
Anamorph poster

Anamorph

Movie · as Sandy Strickland

2007
Ten Inch Hero poster

Ten Inch Hero

Movie · as Jen

2007
Zodiac poster

Zodiac

Movie · as Linda del Buono

2007
Itty Bitty Titty Committee poster

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

Movie · as Singer (uncredited)

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Natasha · 1 ep

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Maura Darrell · 1 ep

2006
Out There poster

Out There

Movie · as Billy

2006
Two Weeks poster

Two Weeks

Movie · as Katrina

2006
Heroes poster

Heroes

TV · as Audrey Hanson · 7 eps

2006
Top Chef poster

Top Chef

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2005
Fathers and Sons poster

Fathers and Sons

Movie · as Laura (uncredited)

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Jennifer Robinson · 2 eps

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Melanie Bailey · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as McKenna Grant · 1 ep

2004
The Grudge poster

The Grudge

Movie · as Jennifer Williams

2004
Helter Skelter poster

Helter Skelter

Movie · as Linda Kasabian

2003
21 Grams poster

21 Grams

Movie · as Claudia

2003
Identity poster

Identity

Movie · as Ginny

2003
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Movie · as Self

2003
Carnivàle poster

Carnivàle

TV · as Sofie · 24 eps

2002
The Slaughter Rule poster

The Slaughter Rule

Movie · as Skyla Sisco

2002
The Laramie Project poster

The Laramie Project

Movie · as Amanda Gronich

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Lyla Moore · 1 ep

2001
Ghosts of Mars poster

Ghosts of Mars

Movie · as Bashira Kincaid

2001
How to Make a Monster poster

How to Make a Monster

Movie · as Laura

2001
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing poster

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Movie · as Beatrice

2001
See Jane Run poster

See Jane Run

Movie · as Jane

2001
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars poster

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

Movie · as Self

2000
But I'm a Cheerleader poster

But I'm a Cheerleader

Movie · as Graham

2000
Wildflowers poster

Wildflowers

Movie · as Cally

2000
Committed poster

Committed

Movie · as Mimi

2000
Bear to the Right

Bear to the Right

Movie · as Waitress

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Abigail Spencer · 1 ep

2000
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Lynette Hennessy · 2 eps

1999
She's All That poster

She's All That

Movie · as Misty

1999
Girl, Interrupted poster

Girl, Interrupted

Movie · as Georgina

1999
The Astronaut's Wife poster

The Astronaut's Wife

Movie · as Nan

1999
A Slipping Down Life poster

A Slipping Down Life

Movie · as Nurse

1999
Sleeping Beauties poster

Sleeping Beauties

Movie · as Clea

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Mia Latimer · 1 ep

1999
Popular poster

Popular

TV · as Wanda Rickets · 2 eps

1999
Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
The Faculty poster

The Faculty

Movie · as Stokely

1998
How to Make the Cruelest Month poster

How to Make the Cruelest Month

Movie · as Bell Bryant

1998
Girl poster

Girl

Movie · as Gillian

1998
Can't Hardly Wait poster

Can't Hardly Wait

Movie · as Jana

1998
The Alarmist poster

The Alarmist

Movie · as Suzy

1998
Niagara, Niagara poster

Niagara, Niagara

Movie · as Convenience Store Clerk

1997
The Defenders: Payback poster

The Defenders: Payback

Movie · as Jessica Lane

1997
On the Edge of Innocence poster

On the Edge of Innocence

Movie · as Ann

1997
Crisis Center

Crisis Center

TV · as Laura Thomas · 1 ep

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

TV · as Marcie Ross · 1 ep

1996
Little Witches poster

Little Witches

Movie · as Kelsey

1996
Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds

TV · as Nina · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Katie Reed · 2 eps

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Amanda Green · 1 ep