Clea DuVall
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.
Acting
Movie
Zodiac
as Linda del Buono
2007
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Jennifer Robinson
2005
Movie
Argo
as Cora Lijek
2012
TV
Better Call Saul
as Dr. Lara Cruz
2015
TV
American Horror Story
as Wendy Peyser
2011
Movie
Identity
as Ginny
2003
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mia Latimer
1999
Movie
Girl, Interrupted
as Georgina
1999
TV
Bones
as McKenna Grant
2005
Movie
21 Grams
as Claudia
2003
TV
The Handmaid's Tale
as Sylvia
2017
Movie
The Grudge
as Jennifer Williams
2004
TV
Heroes
as Audrey Hanson
2006
Movie
The Faculty
as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
1998
Movie
She's All That
as Misty
1999
TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Marcie Ross
1997
TV
CSI: Miami
as Lyla Moore
2002
TV
Lie to Me
as Michelle Russell
2009
TV
New Girl
as Camilla
2011
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Abigail Spencer
2000
Movie
Ghosts of Mars
as Bashira Kincaid
2001
Movie
Passengers
as Shannon
2008
Movie
The Astronaut's Wife
as Nan
1999
TV
ER
as Katie Reed
1994
Crew
Movie
Searching
Thanks
2018
Movie
Happiest Season
Director
2020
TV
Looking for Alaska
Director
2019
TV
Poker Face
Director
2023
Movie
The Intervention
Writer
2016
Movie
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Thanks
2020
TV
HouseBroken
Writer
2021
TV
High School
Director
2022
Movie
In Security
Executive Producer
2014
Movie
Abbi and the Eighth Wonder
Director
Movie
Untitled Happiest Season Sequel
Writer
Movie
Untitled Troop Beverly Hills 2
Director