Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Clea DuVall
Acting
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2.0
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 3All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 20387
IMDb ID: nm0245112
Known for: Acting
Born: September 25, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2025
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q233347
Also known as
Clea Duvall • Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Thanks (2)Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)
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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Series directed by Clea DuVall.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Clea DuVall.
7.6
Girl, Interrupted
as Georgina
1999 Movie
7.6
Searching
Thanks
2018 Movie
7.5
Zodiac
as Linda del Buono
2007 Movie
7.3
21 Grams
as Claudia
2003 Movie
7.3
Argo
as Cora Lijek
2012 Movie
7.2
Identity
as Ginny
2003 Movie
7.1
Happiest Season
Director
2020 Movie
7.1
Conviction
as Brenda Marsh
2010 Movie
7.0
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Graham
2000 Movie
7.0
Ten Inch Hero
as Jen
2007 Movie
6.6
The Faculty
as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
1998 Movie
6.5
Swiped
as Charlotte
2025 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Clea DuVall.
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Dr. Lara Cruz • 3 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Jennifer Robinson • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Bones
as McKenna Grant • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
The Handmaid's Tale
as Sylvia • 5 eps
2017 Series
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Marcie Ross • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Wendy Peyser • 5 eps
2011 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
as Lilly Hart • 2 eps
2012 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mia Latimer • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Carnivàle
as Sofie • 24 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Looking for Alaska
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.9
Lie to Me
as Michelle Russell • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.8
ER
as Katie Reed • 2 eps
1994 Series
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Clea DuVall.
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Clea DuVall.
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Jennifer Robinson • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mia Latimer • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Amanda Green • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Abigail Spencer • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Bones
as McKenna Grant • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Dr. Lara Cruz • 3 eps
2015 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Wendy Peyser • 5 eps
2011 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Lyla Moore • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Marcie Ross • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.8
ER
as Katie Reed • 2 eps
1994 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.4
New Girl
as Camilla • 1 eps
2011 Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Clea DuVall.
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Additional series credits for Clea DuVall.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Clea DuVall.
6.5
Swiped
as Charlotte
2025 Movie
5.0
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
as Self
2022 Movie
Veep
as Marjorie Palmiotti
2019 Movie
5.9
All About Nina
as Paula
2018 Movie
Heaven's Floor
as Julia
2016 Movie
6.0
Zen Dog
as Marlene Meeks
2016 Movie
5.9
The Intervention
as Jessie
2016 Movie
5.2
Addicted to Fresno
as Regina
2015 Movie
2.0
Shelter
as Petra
2015 Movie
1.0
MA / DDY
as Dana
2015 Movie
5.9
Jackie & Ryan
as Virginia
2014 Movie
5.0
In Security
as Lena
2014 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Clea DuVall.
7.5
Poker Face
as Emily Cale • 1 eps
2023 Series
5.8
The First Lady
as Tommy • 6 eps
2022 Series
5.7
HouseBroken
as Twinkle (voice) • 30 eps
2021 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.3
The Romanoffs
as Patricia Callahan • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.1
The Handmaid's Tale
as Sylvia • 5 eps
2017 Series
5.3
Take My Wife
as Audience Member • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.5
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
as Emma Borden • 8 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Dr. Lara Cruz • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Broad City
as Lesley Marnel • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
as Lilly Hart • 2 eps
2012 Series