Clea DuVall

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Biography

The sandy-haired, freckled player gave a spirited comic performance as the star of the quirky independent feature "How to Make the Cruelest Month", which made the festival circuit in 1998. As Bell Bryant, a young woman desperate to fall in love and determined to quit smoking who reaches a crossroads in her life that coincides with the new year, DuVall won acclaim for her work as the intensely neurotic heroine. Generally cast in roles that …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall on September 25, 1977 in California, USA

Career Milestones

2012

Cast in political thriller "Argo," directed by Ben Affleck

2010

Guest starred on NBC's "The Event"

2008

Co-starred with Willem Dafoe in independent feature "Anamorph"

2006

Cast in recurring role as an FBI agent on the NBC drama series "Heroes"

2004

Cast opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the thriller "The Grudge"

2003

Played fortune teller Sofie on HBO's Emmy Award-winning series "Carnivàle"

2003

Cast in the feature "The Slaughter Rule"

2002

Filmed mystery movie "I.D." with John Cusack and Ray Liotta

2002

Appeared in "The Laramie Project," the HBO adaptation of Moises Kaufman's stage drama about the aftermath of the Matthew Shepard murder

2002

Cast in featured role in the Sundance film "The Slaughter Rule"

2001

Acted in "13 Conversations About One Thing"; film screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival

2001

Portrayed a futuristic prison guard in "John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars"

2000

Cast as a lesbian in the comedy "But I'm a Cheerleader"

1999

Landed featured role opposite Wynona Ryder and Angelina Jolie in "Girl, Interrupted"

1998

Co-starred in the horror flick "The Faculty"

1998

Appeared in teen comedy "Can't Hardly Wait"

1998

Acted in Jamie Babbit's short "Sleeping Beauties"

1998

Starring debut, "How to Make the Cruelest Month"; film shown at Sundance Film Festival

1997

Made TV debut with appearances on NBC's "ER" and The WB's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

1996

Appeared as one of a group of Catholic schoolgirls interested in the occult in "Little Witches"