
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.

Law & Order
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Bones
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Grey's Anatomy
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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CSI: Miami
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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American Horror Story
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ER
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Better Call Saul
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Heroes
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RuPaul's Drag Race
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997

New Girl
TV • 2011

Private Practice
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Numb3rs
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The Handmaid's Tale
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