Clea DuVall
| Clea DuVall | |
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 DuVall at the premiere of Argo in October 2012 |
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| Born | Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall September 25, 1977 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Clea Duvall |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall (born September 25, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sofie on the television series Carnivàle as well as for films such as The Faculty (1998), Girl, Interrupted (1999), The Grudge (2004), and Heroes (season 1, 2006). She is also known for her role as Cora Lijek in the Oscar-winning film Argo.
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Early life [edit]
DuVall was born in Los Angeles, California, the only child of Rosemary (née Hatch) and Stephen DuVall. Her father is also an actor, mostly remembered as Connor from the Steven Seagal film The Keeper.[citation needed] Her parents divorced when she was 12. After her mother's remarriage, DuVall dropped out of high school and moved into her own apartment.[1] She sought entertainment in movies and television programs, memorizing entire scenes. DuVall decided she wanted to be an actress, and returned to high school, this time the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, while working to support herself.[1] She is not related to actors Robert Duvall or Shelley Duvall.[2]
Career [edit]
Prior to making her debut in Little Witches, she worked in a coffee shop. She appeared in various films and episodes of TV shows such as ER and Buffy the Vampire Slayer before her breakthrough role as a protagonist goth student in Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty. She then portrayed an institutionalized pathological liar in the acclaimed Girl, Interrupted, as well as a lesbian enrolled in 'therapy camp' in the indie hit But I'm a Cheerleader. Major roles in The Astronaut's Wife, Ghosts of Mars and Thirteen Conversations About One Thing followed.
After appearing in The Laramie Project, Identity and 21 Grams, DuVall starred in HBO's Emmy Award-winning Carnivàle, which ran from 2003–2005. During that time, she also starred in Helter Skelter (which earned her a Satellite Award nomination) and The Grudge.
Other projects include Itty Bitty Titty Committee, David Fincher's Zodiac and a recurring role on NBC's hit series Heroes. In 2008 she starred with Anne Hathaway in Passengers.
More recent projects include roles in the 2012 Ben Affleck film Argo, in which she portrayed Cora Lijek, a Japanese American and one of six American diplomats rescued from Iran in 1980, for which she, along with the cast, received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. She also appeared in the second season of the TV series American Horror Story.
DuVall has directed a short film called It's Not Easy Being Green, starring Leisha Hailey, Carnivàle co-star Carla Gallo and herself.[3] She also took promotional pictures for Uh Huh Her.[4]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Little Witches | Kelsey | |
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Ann | |
| 1997 | The Alarmist | Suzy | |
| 1997 | Niagara, Niagara | Convenience Store Clerk | |
| 1998 | How to Make the Cruelest Month | Bell Bryant | |
| 1998 | Girl | Gillian | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Jana | |
| 1998 | The Faculty | Stokely "Stokes" Mitchell | |
| 1999 | A Slipping-Down Life | Nurse | |
| 1999 | She's All That | Misty | |
| 1999 | Wildflowers | Cally | |
| 1999 | Sleeping Beauties | Clea | |
| 1999 | The Astronaut's Wife | Nan | |
| 1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Graham Eaton | |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | Georgina Tuskin | |
| 2000 | Committed | Mimi | |
| 2000 | Bear to the Right | Waitress | |
| 2001 | See Jane Run | Jane Whittaker | |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Bashira Kincaid | |
| 2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Beatrice "Bea" | |
| 2001 | How to Make a Monster | Laura | |
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | Amanda Gronich | |
| 2002 | The Slaughter Rule | Skyla | |
| 2003 | Identity | Ginny | |
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Claudia | |
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Linda Kasabian | TV Film |
| 2004 | The Grudge | Jennifer Williams | |
| 2005 | Two Weeks | Katrina | |
| 2005 | Fathers and Sons | Laura | Uncredited role |
| 2006 | Champions | Billy | |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Linda del Buono | |
| 2007 | Ten Inch Hero | Jen | |
| 2007 | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Singer | |
| 2007 | Anamorph | Sandy | |
| 2008 | Passengers | Shannon | |
| 2008 | The Watch | Cassie | |
| 2009 | The Killing Room | Kerry Isalano | |
| 2010 | Conviction | Brenda | |
| 2011 | And Baby Will Fall | Melinda White | Lifetime TV Movie |
| 2012 | Argo | Cora Lijek |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds | Nina | 1 episode |
| 1997 | ER | Katie Reed | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Crisis Center | Teen | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Marcie Ross | Episode: "Out of Mind...Out of Sight" |
| 1997 | The Defenders: Payback | Jessica Lane | |
| 2000 | Popular | Wanda Rickets | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Fugitive | Lynette Hennessy | 2 episodes |
| 2003-05 | Carnivàle | Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya | 24 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Abigail Spencer | Episode: "Shooting Stars" |
| 2006–07 | Heroes | Agent Audrey Hanson | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | The Watch | Cassie | Television film on LMN |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Jennifer | Episodes: "Piece of My Heart" and "Where the Wild Things Are" |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mia Latimer | Episode: "Persona" |
| 2009 | Virtuality | Sue Parsons | |
| 2009 | Saving Grace | Maura | Episode: "Looks Like a Lesbian Attack to Me" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Michelle Russell | Episode: "Blinded" |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Natasha | Episode: "Fear of Flying" |
| 2010 | Bones | McKenna Grant | Episode: "The Bones on the Blue Line" |
| 2010 | Numb3rs | Melanie Bailey | Episode: "Devil Girl" |
| 2010 | Law & Order | Amanda Green | Episode: "The Taxman Cometh" |
| 2010–11 | The Event | Maya | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Lyla Moore | Episode: "About Face" |
| 2011 | And Baby Will Fall | Melinda White | Television film on Lifetime |
| 2012-13 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Wendy Peyser | 5 episodes |
Awards and nominations [edit]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Female Newcomer | The Faculty | Nominated |
| 2003 | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Ensemble Acting | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Won |
| 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cast | 21 Grams | Nominated |
| 2005 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film | Helter Skelter | Nominated |
| 2013 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Best Acting Ensemble | Argo | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won |
References [edit]
- ^ a b Gideonse, Ted (July 2000). "The New Girls Of Summer". Out. p. 56. Retrieved 2007-06-24
- ^ McDonagh, Maitland (14 February 2002). "Ask Chick Flick". TV Guide. Retrieved 2007-05-19.[dead link]
- ^ Lo, Malinda (2007-07-08). "Leisha and Clea Reveal an Inconvenient Truth". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ Swartz, Shauna (2007-06-23). "Introducing Uh Huh Her". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
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