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)...
Known For
Complete Filmography
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022
as Self
A CNN Documentary covering the history and impact of Christmas movies and TV.
Happiest Season
2020
Director, Screenplay, Story
A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet co...
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
Thanks
Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.
All About Nina
2018
as Paula
Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportun...
Searching
2018
Thanks
After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and w...
Heaven's Floor
2016
as Julia
Julia, a Los Angeles photographer, journeys to the Canadian Arctic. Her whimsical trip becomes a life threatening disaster. Julia, abandoned, ill equi...
Zen Dog
2016
as Marlene Meeks
Trapped by daily routine, a man experiences complete freedom by dreaming himself across the country in a psychedelic Volkswagen with the guiding words...
The Intervention
2016
as Jessie
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on th...
The Intervention
2016
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on th...
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Regina
Two co-dependent sisters, a recovering sex addict and a lonely lesbian who work as hotel maids in Fresno, go to ludicrous lengths to cover up an accid...
Shelter
2015
as Petra
A female prison inmate (Clea DuVall) works to socialize a dog deemed unfit for adoption at a local animal shelter.
MA / DDY
2015
as Dana
A genderqueer widow carries a child using their late wife's embryo, creating a family that will forever link them to the love of their life.
Jackie & Ryan
2014
as Virginia
A modern day train hopper fighting to be a successful musician and a single mom battling to maintain custody of her daughter defy their circumstances ...
In Security
2014
as Lena
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
In Security
2014
Executive Producer
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
2014
as Emma Borden
Lizzie Borden Took An Ax chronicles the scandal and enduring mystery surrounding Lizzie Borden, who was tried in 1892 for axing her parents to death. ...
Argo
2012
as Cora Lijek
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter ...
And Baby Will Fall
2011
as Melinda
Expectant parents become prime suspects in the disappearance of a pregnant woman who was last seen at their garage sale. Model citizen David Rose run...
Conviction
2010
as Brenda Marsh
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, ...
Lez Chat
2010
as Librarian
A fake commercial for a lesbian telephone hot line. A short by Kyle Dunnigan and Tig Notaro.
Virtuality
2009
as Sue Parsons
Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In o...
The Killing Room
2009
as Kerry Isalano
Four volunteers sign up for what initially appears to be a typical paid research study, only to discover that they've unwittingly become involved with...
Passengers
2008
as Shannon
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections ...
The Watch
2008
as Cassie
Cassie, a psych student, was kidnapped and traumatized as a child by a disturbed person. To exorcise her demons and to finish her thesis, she decides ...
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
2007
as Singer (uncredited)
High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Commi...
Anamorph
2007
as Sandy Strickland
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing i...
Ten Inch Hero
2007
as Jen
Four friends search for love and happiness while working at a California sandwich shop.
Zodiac
2007
as Linda del Buono
The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.
Two Weeks
2006
as Katrina
In this bittersweet comedy, four adult siblings gather at their dying mother's house in North Carolina for what they expect to be a quick, last goodby...
Out There
2006
as Billy
Champions is a comedy about three dysfunctional young men that take a trip to the country. Seeking to instill some harmony into their lives, leave to...
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Laura
Intertwined tales of three families who grow up on the same street, focusing on the relationship of fathers and sons. The first section features Antho...
The Grudge
2004
as Jennifer Williams
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claimin...
Helter Skelter
2004
as Linda Kasabian
The rise of Charles Manson and his "family," who are responsible for a series of famous murders in the late 1960s. Manson, a magnetic and mysterious m...
21 Grams
2003
as Claudia
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of t...
Identity
2003
as Ginny
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers th...
The Slaughter Rule
2002
as Skyla Sisco
A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.
The Laramie Project
2002
as Amanda Gronich
"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage versio...
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Self
Documentary about the making of John Carpenter's sci-fi horror movie, Ghosts of Mars.
How to Make a Monster
2001
as Laura
Video game developer Clayton Software enlists the talents of a misfit group of programmers to develop the scariest computer combat game: EVILUTION. Wi...
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001
as Beatrice
The lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a housecleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of...
Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Bashira Kincaid
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted a...
See Jane Run
2001
as Jane
Jane, a formerly suicidal Los Angeles waitress, decides her life does have meaning after all when she finds a gun that was thrown away after a conveni...
Wildflowers
2000
as Cally
A melancholic 17-year-old raised on a small commune by her father encounters a free-spirited older woman she is convinced is her birth mother.
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Graham
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy wit...
Committed
2000
as Mimi
After her husband, Carl, suddenly leaves, Joline travels from New York to Texas to track him down. Although Joline tries to remain upbeat, she is disc...
Bear to the Right
2000
as Waitress
"TO GET THE MONEY, YOU GOTTA GET THE BEAR!!!" These are the only instructions given by a major crime boss that send two would-be thugs in Laughlin, Ne...
Girl, Interrupted
1999
as Georgina
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unk...
The Astronaut's Wife
1999
as Nan
When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beau...
Sleeping Beauties
1999
as Clea
A morgue beautician is trying to get over her ex-girlfriend.
She's All That
1999
as Misty
High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for s...
A Slipping Down Life
1999
as Nurse
A young woman becomes obsessed with a small-time North Carolina rock singer.
The Faculty
1998
as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicio...
Girl
1998
as Gillian
Andrea Marr is a bright, straight-A, mature, 18-year-old high school senior on the verge of womanhood who decides to abandon her sheltered, boring lif...
The Alarmist
1998
as Suzy
Young Tommy Hudler decides to become a security systems salesman, and is an instant success. Everything seems to be going great until he discovers the...
Can't Hardly Wait
1998
as Jana
It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night t...
Niagara, Niagara
1998
as Convenience Store Clerk
An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada.
How to Make the Cruelest Month
1998
as Bell Bryant
Bright and neurotic girl Bell sets two goals for New Year - to quit smoking and to fall in love. As the first task turns out to be too difficult, she ...
The Defenders: Payback
1997
as Jessica Lane
Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Pre...
On the Edge of Innocence
1997
as Ann
Teenage Zoe Tyler suffers from manic-depression. With a musician father who is never around life seems hard. Zoe eventually lands up in a psychiatric ...
Little Witches
1996
as Kelsey
When an ancient book of spells transforms 6 naughty Catholic school girls into a sexy coven of witches, all hell breaks loose. Witness the evil craft ...
Abbi and the Eighth Wonder
N/A
Director
The plot is under wraps.
Untitled Happiest Season Sequel
N/A
Director, Writer
Plot being kept under wraps. Director Clea DuVall is in talks to make a sequel to her groundbreaking mainstream Christmas movie, Happiest Season (2020...