Clea DuVall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-09-25 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Bones

    Bones

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Better Call Saul

    Better Call Saul

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • ER

    ER

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Lie to Me

    Lie to Me

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Top Chef

    Top Chef

  • Veep

    Veep

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • Zodiac

    Zodiac

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • Girl, Interrupted

    Girl, Interrupted

  • Carnivàle

    Carnivàle

  • Sleeping Beauties

    Sleeping Beauties

  • Identity

    Identity

  • Virtuality

    Virtuality

  • Argo

    Argo

  • Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

  • In Security

    In Security

  • Popular

    Popular

  • The Event

    The Event

  • MA / DDY

    MA / DDY

  • Niagara, Niagara

    Niagara, Niagara

  • Committed

    Committed

  • Out There

    Out There

  • Wildflowers

    Wildflowers

  • Anamorph

    Anamorph

  • She's All That

    She's All That

  • But I'm a Cheerleader

    But I'm a Cheerleader

  • Heaven's Floor

    Heaven's Floor

  • The Grudge

    The Grudge

  • The Romanoffs

    The Romanoffs

  • The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

    The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

  • 21 Grams

    21 Grams

  • The Faculty

    The Faculty

  • The First Lady

    The First Lady

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • HouseBroken

    HouseBroken

  • See Jane Run

    See Jane Run

  • Swiped

    Swiped

  • Girl

    Girl

  • Jackie & Ryan

    Jackie & Ryan

  • Dangerous Minds

    Dangerous Minds

  • Ghosts of Mars

    Ghosts of Mars

  • Passengers

    Passengers

  • Lez Chat

    Lez Chat

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • A Slipping Down Life

    A Slipping Down Life

  • Shelter

    Shelter

  • Can't Hardly Wait

    Can't Hardly Wait

  • The Astronaut's Wife

    The Astronaut's Wife

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • Conviction

    Conviction

  • Take My Wife

    Take My Wife

  • Crisis Center

    Crisis Center

  • Virtuality

    Virtuality

  • Ten Inch Hero

    Ten Inch Hero

  • The Killing Room

    The Killing Room

  • The Laramie Project

    The Laramie Project

  • Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

    Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

  • Two Weeks

    Two Weeks

  • Addicted to Fresno

    Addicted to Fresno

  • All About Nina

    All About Nina

  • Itty Bitty Titty Committee

    Itty Bitty Titty Committee

  • The Intervention

    The Intervention

  • The Slaughter Rule

    The Slaughter Rule

  • Lizzie Borden Took an Ax

    Lizzie Borden Took an Ax

  • The Alarmist

    The Alarmist

  • 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

    'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

  • How to Make the Cruelest Month

    How to Make the Cruelest Month

  • Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

    Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • The Defenders: Payback

    The Defenders: Payback

  • Little Witches

    Little Witches

  • Veep

    Veep

  • On the Edge of Innocence

    On the Edge of Innocence

  • The Watch

    The Watch

  • How to Make a Monster

    How to Make a Monster

  • And Baby Will Fall

    And Baby Will Fall

  • Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

    Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

  • Bear to the Right

    Bear to the Right

  • Zen Dog

    Zen Dog