Clea DuVall
Biography
Clea DuVall is an American actor and filmmaker from Los Angeles. She studied at a Los Angeles County arts high school and made her screen debut in the horror film Little Witches (1996). Her breakthrough came with The Faculty (1998), and she followed it with roles in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Girl, Interrupted (1999), and She's All That (1999). Later films included Ghosts of Mars (2001), Identity (2003), 21 Grams (2003), Zodiac (2007), The Grudge (2004), and Argo (2012), the last earning her a SAG Award as part of its cast. On television she appeared in Carnivàle, Heroes, American Horror Story, Veep, and The Handmaid's Tale. She wrote, produced, and starred in her directorial debut The Intervention (2016) and wrote and directed Happiest Season (2020). She also created the series High School.
49years old
Turns 50 on September 25in 359 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Clea Helen d'Étienne DuVall
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 22 years1996 to 2018
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Behind the camera
DuVall wrote, produced and starred in The Intervention (2016), which was also her feature directorial debut. Paramount Pictures picked up the comedy-drama after it premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
First role
DuVall's first screen role came in Little Witches, a low-budget horror film from 1996. She then took small parts in independent features and guest spots on ER and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, both in 1997.
Early training
As a teenager, DuVall had a job in a coffee shop and attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Behind the camera
DuVall was creator, writer, director and executive producer of High School, a coming-of-age drama series that aired for one season on Amazon Freevee. Rolling Stone listed it among the best shows of 2022.
Behind the camera
DuVall directed and wrote Happiest Season, a 2020 romcom that first appeared on Hulu. It earned the 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film.
Behind the camera
DuVall voiced the character Elsa in HouseBroken, an animated sitcom that ran from 2021 to 2023 and that she co-created.
Clea DuVall movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Mangold directed two of these films, Jamie Babbit two. Natasha Lyonne appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Alan Arkin's page
Beau Bridges's page
Dylan Baker's page
Melissa Leo's page
All films by James Mangold
Jamie BabbitDirector, 2 films, 1999 to 2015
All films by Jamie Babbit
Also two films together6 more actors
- Mary Kay PlaceCommitted (2000) and Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- Rachael Leigh CookShe's All That (1999) and The Defenders: Payback (1997)
- David MorsePassengers (2008) and The Slaughter Rule (2002)
- Melanie LynskeyThe Intervention (2016) and But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
- Camryn ManheimAll About Nina (2018) and The Laramie Project (2002)
- Kerry BishéArgo (2012) and Virtuality (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Clea DuVall's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$809 million
14 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 30 films: 14 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$232M28.7% of the total
- 2$183M22.7% of the total
- 3$103M12.8% of the total
- 4$90M11.2% of the total
- 5$60M7.5% of the total
- 6$48M6.0% of the total
- 7$40M5.0% of the total
- 8$20M2.4% of the total
$30.9 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total