Clea DuVall
Actor
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.
Filmography
Zodiac
as Linda del Buono 2007
Argo
as Cora Lijek 2012
Identity
as Ginny 2003
Girl, Interrupted
as Georgina 1999
21 Grams
as Claudia 2003
The Grudge
as Jennifer Williams 2004
She's All That
as Misty 1999
The Faculty
as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell 1998
Ghosts of Mars
as Bashira Kincaid 2001
Passengers
as Shannon 2008
The Astronaut's Wife
as Nan 1999
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Graham 2000
Conviction
as Brenda Marsh 2010
Can't Hardly Wait
as Jana 1998
The Killing Room
as Kerry Isalano 2009
Anamorph
as Sandy Strickland 2007
Ten Inch Hero
as Jen 2007