
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
September 25, 1977 (48 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- Clea Duvall
- Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall
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.
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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

Swiped
2025

Poker Face
2023

The First Lady
2022

HouseBroken
2021

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

The Romanoffs
2018

All About Nina
2018

The Handmaid's Tale
2017

The Intervention
2016

Addicted to Fresno
2015

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

Better Call Saul
2015

Jackie & Ryan
2014

In Security
2014

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
2014

Broad City
2014

Argo
2012

The Newsroom
2012

Veep
2012

American Horror Story
2011

New Girl
2011

And Baby Will Fall
2011

Conviction
2010
Crew

Poker Face
Director
2023

High School
Director, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Creator
2022

HouseBroken
Writer, Creator
2021

Happiest Season
Director, Screenplay, Story
2020

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Thanks
2020

Looking for Alaska
Director
2019

Searching
Thanks
2018

The Intervention
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2016

In Security
Executive Producer
2014






