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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-09-25 (47 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

Acting

2023

Poker Face as Emily Cale

2022

2021

HouseBroken as Twinkle (voice)

2019

2018

The Romanoffs as Patricia Callahan

2017

2016

Zen Dog as Marlene Meeks
Take My Wife as Audience Member

2015

2014

In Security as Lena
Jackie & Ryan as Virginia
Broad City as Lesley Marnel

2012

Argo as Cora Lijek
Veep as Marjorie Palmiotti
The Newsroom as Lilly Hart

2011

American Horror Story as Wendy Peyser
New Girl as Camilla

2010

Conviction as Brenda Marsh
Lez Chat as Librarian
The Event as Maya

2009

The Killing Room as Kerry Isalano
Virtuality as Sue Parsons
Lie to Me as Michelle Russell
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge

2008

Passengers as Shannon
The Watch as Cassie

2007

Anamorph as Sandy Strickland
Zodiac as Linda del Buono
Itty Bitty Titty Committee as Singer (uncredited)
Private Practice as Natasha
Saving Grace as Maura Darrell

2006

Out There as Billy
Two Weeks as Katrina
Heroes as Audrey Hanson
Top Chef as Self - Judge

2005

Grey's Anatomy as Jennifer Robinson
Numb3rs as Melanie Bailey
Bones as McKenna Grant

2004

The Grudge as Jennifer Williams
Helter Skelter as Linda Kasabian

2003

21 Grams as Claudia
Identity as Ginny
Carnivàle as Sofie

2002

The Slaughter Rule as Skyla Sisco
The Laramie Project as Amanda Gronich
CSI: Miami as Lyla Moore

2001

2000

Wildflowers as Cally
Committed as Mimi
Bear to the Right as Waitress
The Fugitive as Lynette Hennessy

1999

1998

The Faculty as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
Girl as Gillian
The Alarmist as Suzy
Niagara, Niagara as Convenience Store Clerk

1997

1996

1994

ER as Katie Reed

1990

Law & Order as Amanda Green

Directing

2022

High School as Director

2020

Happiest Season as Director

2019

Looking for Alaska as Director

2016

The Intervention as Director

Writing

2022

High School as Teleplay

2021

HouseBroken as Writer

2020

Happiest Season as Screenplay

2016

Production

2022

High School as Executive Producer

2016

The Intervention as Executive Producer

Crew

2018

Searching as Thanks

Creator

2022

High School as Creator

2021

HouseBroken as Creator