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Clea DuVall

Clea DuVall

Actor and director, also writer and producer · Born September 25, 1977 (49) · Los Angeles, California, USA

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 1 other major award body

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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Born
September 25, 1977 (49)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also writer and producer
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Clea DuVall's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Survival
22%
Bonds
19%
Morality
13%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
6%
Identity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 7 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 10

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Shapeshifter
2 of 13
Herald
2 of 13
Shadow
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Dread
13
Melancholic
15
Contemplative
13
Bittersweet
8
Other
30

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Clea DuVall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Clea DuVall's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

96 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Swiped(2025)

    as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Poker Face(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Emily Cale

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • High School(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tommy

  • HouseBroken(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Twinkle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Happiest Season(2020)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine(2020)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Romanoffs(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Patricia Callahan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • All About Nina(2018)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Searching(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Handmaid's Tale(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Heaven's Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Julia

  • Zen Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Marlene Meeks

  • The Intervention(2016)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Jessie

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Take My Wife(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Audience Member

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Addicted to Fresno(2015)

    as Regina

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Petra

  • MA / DDY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dana

  • The Lizzie Borden Chronicles(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Emma Borden

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Lara Cruz

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Jackie & Ryan(2014)

    as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Armed Response(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Lena

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Lizzie Borden Took an Ax(2014)

    as Emma Borden

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Broad City(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lesley Marnel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Argo(2012)

    as Cora Lijek

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Newsroom(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lilly Hart

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 26 episodes · as Marjorie Palmiotti

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Wendy Peyser

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Camilla

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • And Baby Will Fall(2011)

    as Melinda

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Conviction(2010)

    as Brenda Marsh

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Event(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maya

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Lez Chat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Librarian

  • Virtuality(2009)

    as Sue Parsons

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Virtuality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Michelle Russell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Killing Room(2009)

    as Kerry Isalano

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Passengers(2008)

    as Shannon

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Cassie

  • Itty Bitty Titty Committee(2007)

    as Singer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Natasha

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Anamorph(2007)

    as Sandy Strickland

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Maura Darrell

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Ten Inch Hero(2007)

    as Jen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Zodiac(2007)

    as Linda del Buono

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Two Weeks(2006)

    as Katrina

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 7 episodes · as Audrey Hanson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Billy

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as McKenna Grant

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Fathers and Sons(2005)

    as Laura (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jennifer Robinson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Melanie Bailey

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Grudge(2004)

    as Jennifer Williams

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Helter Skelter(2004)

    as Linda Kasabian

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Carnivàle(2003)

    Show 24 episodes · as Sofie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Identity(2003)

    as Ginny

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Lyla Moore

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Slaughter Rule(2002)

    as Skyla Sisco

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Laramie Project(2002)

    as Amanda Gronich

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • How to Make a Monster(2001)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • 13 Conversations About One Thing(2001)

    as Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Mars(2001)

    as Bashira Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • See Jane Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jane

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Abigail Spencer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lynette Hennessy

  • Wildflowers(1999)

    as Cally

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • But I'm a Cheerleader(1999)

    as Graham

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Committed(2000)

    as Mimi

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bear to the Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Waitress

  • Girl, Interrupted(1999)

    as Georgina

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Popular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wanda Rickets

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Mia Latimer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Astronaut's Wife(1999)

    as Nan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sleeping Beauties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Clea

  • She's All That(1999)

    as Misty

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Slipping-Down Life(1999)

    as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Faculty(1998)

    as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Girl(1998)

    as Gillian

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Alarmist(1997)

    as Suzy

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Can't Hardly Wait(1998)

    as Jana

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Niagara, Niagara(1997)

    as Convenience Store Clerk

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • How to Make the Cruelest Month(1998)

    as Bell Bryant

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Defenders: Payback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jessica Lane

  • On the Edge of Innocence(1997)

    as Ann

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcie Ross

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Crisis Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Thomas

  • Little Witches(1996)

    as Kelsey

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Nina

  • ER(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Katie Reed

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda Green

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Abbi and the Eighth Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Polly Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Untitled Happiest Season Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Untitled Troop Beverly Hills 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles, 92 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Argo (2012)

$232M worldwide

Highest rated

Argo (2012)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Carnivàle (2003)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19902025

Peak 2000 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Award win· Argo

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting87 of 96: 83 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting9 of 96: 3 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting6 of 96: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing3 of 96: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 96: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

96 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s21 · acting2000s37 · acting2010s27 · 25 acting · 4 crew2020s7 · 4 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 6% of 32 roles
96010611

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 4 major nominations, 2013–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2016
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
  4. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Clea DuVall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 46; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998)

93rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Better Call Saul (2015)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Clea DuVall's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles16–84 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles21–63 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles30–85 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles22–71 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles12–76 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Clea DuVall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Clea DuVall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Natasha Lyonne shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles