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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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Mia Latimer
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Jennifer Robinson
Law & Order
1990 · Amanda Green
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Abigail Spencer
Bones
2005 · McKenna Grant
CSI: Miami
2002 · Lyla Moore
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
American Horror Story
2011 · Wendy Peyser
Better Call Saul
2015 · Dr. Lara Cruz
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
ER
1994 · Katie Reed
The Handmaid's Tale
2017 · Sylvia
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Heroes
2006 · Audrey Hanson
New Girl
2011 · Camilla
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Marcie Ross
Numb3rs
2005 · Melanie Bailey
Private Practice
2007 · Natasha
Lie to Me
2009 · Michelle Russell
Veep
2012 · Marjorie Palmiotti
Saving Grace
2007 · Maura Darrell
Poker Face
2023 · Emily Cale
The Newsroom
2012 · Lilly Hart
Broad City
2014 · Lesley Marnel
Top Chef
2006 · Self - Judge
Identity
2003 · Ginny
Carnivàle
2003 · Sofie
Zodiac
2007 · Linda del Buono
Popular
1999 · Wanda Rickets
Swiped
2025 · Charlotte
The Event
2010 · Maya
The Faculty
1998 · Stokely 'Stokes' Mitch...
Argo
2012 · Cora Lijek
Girl, Interrupted
1999 · Georgina
The Romanoffs
2018 · Patricia Callahan
Dangerous Minds
1996 · Nina
The First Lady
2022 · Tommy
21 Grams
2003 · Claudia
The Grudge
2004 · Jennifer Williams
HouseBroken
2021 · Twinkle (voice)
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000 · Graham
The Fugitive
2000 · Lynette Hennessy
She's All That
1999 · Misty
The Laramie Project
2002 · Amanda Gronich
Ghosts of Mars
2001 · Bashira Kincaid
Passengers
2008 · Shannon
The Astronaut's Wife
1999 · Nan
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
2015 · Emma Borden
Can't Hardly Wait
1998 · Jana
In Security
2014 · Lena
Conviction
2010 · Brenda Marsh
Ten Inch Hero
2007 · Jen
Committed
2000 · Mimi
Helter Skelter
2004 · Linda Kasabian
Take My Wife
2016 · Audience Member
Virtuality
2009
Virtuality
2009 · Sue Parsons
All About Nina
2018 · Paula
The Killing Room
2009 · Kerry Isalano
Anamorph
2007 · Sandy Strickland
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
2007 · Singer (uncredited)
Fathers and Sons
2005 · Laura (uncredited)
Shelter
2015 · Petra
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
2014 · Emma Borden
Jackie & Ryan
2014 · Virginia
Sleeping Beauties
1999 · Clea
The Slaughter Rule
2002 · Skyla Sisco
Addicted to Fresno
2015 · Regina
The Intervention
2016 · Jessie
How to Make the Cruelest Month
1998 · Bell Bryant
Little Witches
1996 · Kelsey
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001 · Beatrice
Girl
1998 · Gillian
On the Edge of Innocence
1997 · Ann
How to Make a Monster
2001 · Laura
A Slipping Down Life
1999 · Nurse
Two Weeks
2006 · Katrina
MA / DDY
2015 · Dana
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
The Watch
2008 · Cassie
The Defenders: Payback
1997 · Jessica Lane
Heaven's Floor
2016 · Julia
Niagara, Niagara
1998 · Convenience Store Cler...
And Baby Will Fall
2011 · Melinda
Out There
2006 · Billy
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001 · Self
The Alarmist
1998 · Suzy
Wildflowers
2000 · Cally
Zen Dog
2016 · Marlene Meeks
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022 · Self
See Jane Run
2001 · Jane