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.
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Full filmography
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Mia Latimer
- Law & Order (1990) as Amanda Green
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Jennifer Robinson
- Bones (2005) as McKenna Grant
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Abigail Spencer
- Private Practice (2007) as Natasha
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Lyla Moore
- Better Call Saul (2015) as Dr. Lara Cruz
- American Horror Story (2011) as Wendy Peyser
- ER (1994) as Katie Reed
- The Handmaid's Tale (2017) as Sylvia
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- New Girl (2011) as Camilla
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) as Marcie Ross
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- Heroes (2006) as Audrey Hanson
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Numb3rs (2005) as Melanie Bailey
- Lie to Me (2009) as Michelle Russell
- Veep (2012) as Marjorie Palmiotti
- Top Chef (2006) as Self - Judge
- The Newsroom (2012) as Lilly Hart
- Poker Face (2023) as Emily Cale
- Broad City (2014) as Lesley Marnel