Portrait of Clea DuVall

Clea DuVall

Acting

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.

Born: September 25, 1977

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

2025
Swiped

as Charlotte

2023
Poker Face

as Emily Cale

2022
2021
HouseBroken

as Twinkle (voice)

2018
The Romanoffs

as Patricia Callahan

2018
2017
2016
2016
Zen Dog

as Marlene Meeks

2016
2016
Take My Wife

as Audience Member

2015
2015
Shelter

as Petra

2015
MA / DDY

as Dana

2015
Better Call Saul

as Dr. Lara Cruz

2014
Jackie & Ryan

as Virginia

2014
2014
2014
Broad City

as Lesley Marnel

2012
Argo

as Cora Lijek

2012
The Newsroom

as Lilly Hart

2012
Veep

as Marjorie Palmiotti

2011
American Horror Story

as Wendy Peyser

2011
New Girl

as Camilla

2011
2010
Conviction

as Brenda Marsh

2010
The Event

as Maya

2009
Virtuality

as Sue Parsons

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

2009
Lie to Me

as Michelle Russell

2009
The Killing Room

as Kerry Isalano

2008
Passengers

as Shannon

2008
The Watch

as Cassie

2007
Itty Bitty Titty Committee

as Singer (uncredited)

2007
2007
Anamorph

as Sandy Strickland

2007
Saving Grace

as Maura Darrell

2007
2007
Zodiac

as Linda del Buono

2006
Two Weeks

as Katrina

2006
Heroes

as Audrey Hanson

2006
Out There

as Billy

2006
Top Chef

as Self - Judge

2005
Bones

as McKenna Grant

2005
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Jennifer Robinson

2005
Numb3rs

as Melanie Bailey

2004
The Grudge

as Jennifer Williams

2004
Helter Skelter

as Linda Kasabian

2003
Carnivàle

as Sofie

2003
21 Grams

as Claudia

2003
Identity

as Ginny

2002
CSI: Miami

as Lyla Moore

2002
The Slaughter Rule

as Skyla Sisco

2002
The Laramie Project

as Amanda Gronich

2001
Ghosts of Mars

as Bashira Kincaid

2001
2000
2000
The Fugitive

as Lynette Hennessy

2000
Wildflowers

as Cally

2000
Committed

as Mimi

1999
1999
Popular

as Wanda Rickets

1999
Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee

1999
1998
The Faculty

as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell

1998
Girl

as Gillian

1998
1998
Niagara, Niagara

as Convenience Store Clerk

1997
The Defenders: Payback

as Jessica Lane

1997
1996
1996
1994
ER

as Katie Reed

1990
Law & Order

as Amanda Green