CLEA DUVALL

'Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall' (born September 25, 1977) is an American film and television actress known for playing characters outside the mainstream.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

Won

Nominated

References

External links

Biography

Early life

DuVall was born in Los Angeles, California, the only child of Rosemary (née Hatch) and Stephen DuVall. Her mother divorced her husband when Clea was twelve. After her mother remarried, DuVall dropped out of high school and moved into her own apartment.^[1] She sought entertainment in movies and television programs, memorizing entire scenes. Though a rather shy person, 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
Prior to making her appearance in ''Little Witches'', she worked in a coffee shop.

Career

DuVall's first major role came in Robert Rodriguez's 1998 take on the alien-body-snatcher genre, ''The Faculty'' (1998), which featured other up-and-coming young actors such as Elijah Wood and Josh Hartnett. DuVall played the role of Stokely Mitchell, a tough Goth teenage girl. Other roles came in the 1999's ''But I'm a Cheerleader'' as Graham Eaton, ''She's All That'' to support Rachael Leigh Cook's character, and ''Girl, Interrupted'' as a mental patient named Georgina Tuskin.
In 2001, DuVall appeared in ''See Jane Run'', ''Ghosts of Mars'', and ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'' as Beatrice "Bea", who is being injured. She also appeared in George Huang's 2001 television movie and the third in Cinemax's ''Creature Features'', ''How to Make a Monster'', when she is selected to play a young female intern Laura Wheeler, who becomes its noteworthy protagonist^[2] and final girl, and perhaps a leading role opposite Steven Culp, along with Tyler Mane, Jason Marsden and Karim Prince. In addition, she has a guest role in ''The Fugitive'' (TV series), as Lynette Hennessy.
In 2002, she made her appearance in ''The Laramie Project'' as Amanda Gronich. In 2004, DuVall featured in the three-hour television remake/prequel movie ''Helter Skelter'' as former Charles Manson "Family" member Linda Kasabian, who became the star witness for the prosecution in the infamous 1969 Hollywood, California Tate-LaBianca murder trial. In addition, she has a major role in the American horror movie remake ''The Grudge'', with her friend Sarah Michelle Gellar, as the wife of William Mapother's character.
Recently she has appeared on the hit NBC show ''Heroes'' as a fictional FBI agent Audrey Hanson. In addition, she has appeared in the recent film ''Ten Inch Hero''. Her upcoming roles will be ''Anamorph'' and ''Passengers''.
DuVall has directed a short film called ''It's Not Easy Being Green'', starring Leisha Hailey, Carla Gallo and herself.^[3]

Personal life

DuVall is good friends with Summer Phoenix, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rachael Leigh Cook, Natasha Lyonne^[4] and Jamie Babbit.
DuVall is not related to actors Robert Duvall or Shelley Duvall, who share their surnames with her.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	''Little Witches''	Kelsey
1997	''On the Edge of Innocence''	Ann
	''Life During Wartime''	Suzy
	''Niagara, Niagara''	Convenience Store Clerk
1998	''How to Make the Cruelest Month''	Bell Bryant
	''Girl''	Gillian
	''Can't Hardly Wait''	Jana
	''The Faculty''	Stokely "Stokes" Mitchell
1999	''A Slipping-Down Life''	Nurse
	''She's All That''	Misty
	''Wildflowers''	Cally
	''Sleeping Beauties''	Clea
	''The Astronaut's Wife''	Nan
	''But I'm a Cheerleader''	Graham Eaton
	''Girl, Interrupted''	Georgina Tuskin
2000	''Committed''	Mimi
	''Bear to the Right''	Waitress
2001	''See Jane Run''	Jane Whittaker
	''Ghosts of Mars''	Bashira Kincaid
	''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing''	Beatrice "Bea"
	''How to Make a Monster''	Laura Wheeler
2002	''The Laramie Project''	Amanda Gronich
	''The Slaughter Rule''	Skyla
2003	''Identity''	Giny
	''21 Grams''	Claudia
2004	''Helter Skelter''	Linda Kasabian
	''The Grudge''	Jennifer Williams
2005	''Two Weeks''	Katrina
	''Fathers and Sons''	Laura	Uncredited role
2006	''Champions''	Billy
2007	''Zodiac''	Linda del Buono
	''Ten Inch Hero''	Jen
	''Itty Bitty Titty Committee''	Singer
	''Anamorph''	Sandy	not yet released
2008	''Passengers''		not yet released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	''Dangerous Minds''	Nina	in 1 episode
1997	''ER''	Katie Reed	in 2 episodes
	''Crisis Center''	Teen	in 1 episode
	''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''	Marcie Ross	in "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"
	''	Jessica Lane
2000	''Popular''	Wanda Rickets	in 2 episodes
2001	''The Fugitive''	Lynette Hennessy	in 2 episodes
2003-2005	''Carnivàle''	Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya	in 21 episodes
2005	''	Abigail Spencer	in 1 episode
2006	''Heroes''	Agent Audrey Hanson	in 7 episodes

Awards

Won

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Ensemble Acting	''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing''
2004	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Ensemble Acting	''21 Grams''

Nominated

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Female Newcomer	''The Faculty''
2005	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	''Helter Skelter''

References

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2. DVD Verdict Review - How to Make a Monster
3. Leisha and Clea Reveal an Inconvenient Truth

4. Rah Rah Rah: Director Jamie Babbit and Company Root for ''But I'm a Cheerleader''
5. Ask Chick Flick

External links

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