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Duvall in 2015, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Clea Helen D’Etienne Duvall
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 25, 1977
Ethnicity: Irish (37.5%), one quarter Romanian, one eighth Hungarian, English, Welsh, French, and German
Clea DuVall is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Her roles include the films The Faculty , But I’m a Cheerleader , Girl, Interrupted ; John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars , Identity (2003), 21 Grams , The Grudge (2004), Zodiac (2007), and Argo , and television’s Carnivàle , Heroes , American Horror Story , Lizzie Borden Took an Ax , Better Call Saul , The Lizzie Borden Chronicles , Veep , and The Handmaid’s Tale . She has directed the films The Intervention (2016), which she also wrote and starred in, and Happiest Season , which she co-wrote. She co-created the show HouseBroken , which she also writes for and has a voice role on; and created and co-developed the show High School (2022), which she has also directed and written for.
She is the daughter of Rosemary and actor Steph DuVall.
Clea’s paternal grandfather was Charles Edward Duvall (the son of Edward Duvall and Mary Ella Rice). Charles was born in Akron, Ohio. Edward was the son of John Lewis Duvall and Jane Davenport. Mary was the daughter of Alvie Rice and Bell Jenkins.
Clea’s paternal grandmother was Helen Mae Borze (the daughter of Nick Borze/Borzie and Mary Violet Siebo/Siebu/Ziebo). Helen’s parents were Romanian. Nick was born in Bucerdea Vinoasă, Alba County, the son of Eli Borze and Mary Mikeloa. Mary was the daughter of Steve Ziebo and Anna Shephard.
Clea’s maternal grandfather was Robert Vincent Hatch (the son of Frank Joseph Hatch and Lillian J. Gribus). Robert was born in Connecticut. Frank was the son of Irish parents. Lillian was the daughter of Hungarian parents, from Czechoslovakia, Lesko/Lesco/Lasco Gribus/Graebus and Anna/Annie Keschel/Kissel.
Clea’s maternal grandmother was Mary Teresa Foley (the daughter of Patrick F. Foley and Nora A. Ryan). Mary Teresa was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Patrick likely was the son of Thomas F. Foley, whose parents were Irish, and of Bridget E., who was also Irish. Nora was born in Ireland.
Sources: Obituary of Clea’s paternal grandfather, Charles Edward Duvall – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Clea’s paternal great-grandparents, Edward Duvall and Mary Ella Rice – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Clea’s paternal great-grandparents, Nick Borze/Borzie and Mary Violet Siebo/Siebu/Ziebo – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Clea’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org
Clea’s maternal grandfather, Robert Vincent Hatch, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Clea’s maternal great-grandmother, Lillian J. (Gribus) Hatch – https://www.findagrave.com
Clea’s maternal great-great-aunt (great-grandmother’s sister), Lena Gribus, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org