Check out the most anticipated movies and shows premiering during the summer season, from [i]Ballerina[/i] to [i]Thunderbolts*[/i].

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Check out the most anticipated movies and shows premiering during the summer season, from <em>Ballerina</em> to <em>Thunderbolts*</em>.

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From [link=/name/nm6180088/]Young Mazino[/link] in "[link=/title/tt3581920]The Last of Us[/link]" to [link=/name/nm12043107]Sarah Bock[/link] in "[link=/title/tt11280740]Severance[/link]," check out these popular and up-and-coming stars who are taking Hollywood by storm.

Asian Hollywood Stars to Watch

From <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm6180088/?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Young Mazino</a> in &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt3581920?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">The Last of Us</a>&quot; to <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm12043107?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Sarah Bock</a> in &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt11280740?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Severance</a>,&quot; check out these popular and up-and-coming stars who are taking Hollywood by storm.

Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Clea DuVall, and Laura Harris in The Faculty (1998)

Jensen Ackles, Jordan Belfi, Clea DuVall, and Danneel Ackles in Ten Inch Hero (2007)

Jordan Belfi and Clea DuVall in Ten Inch Hero (2007)

Jensen Ackles, John Doe, and Clea DuVall in Ten Inch Hero (2007)

Jensen Ackles, Clea DuVall, Elisabeth Harnois, and Danneel Ackles in Ten Inch Hero (2007)

Clea DuVall and Sarah Sutherland in Veep (2012)

Clea DuVall, William Mapother, KaDee Strickland, and Grace Zabriskie in The Grudge (2004)

Anne Hathaway, Clea DuVall, Ryan Robbins, Don Thompson, and Chelah Horsdal in Passengers (2008)

Clea DuVall in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Clea DuVall in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Melanie Lynskey, Cathy Moriarty, Natasha Lyonne, and Clea DuVall in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, and Katharine Towne in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

Melanie Lynskey and Clea DuVall in The Intervention (2016)

Christina Ricci and Clea DuVall in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015)

Clea DuVall, Katie May Dunford, and Chase Brosamle in Heaven's Floor (2016)

Clea DuVall and Carla Gallo in Carnivàle (2003)

Christina Ricci, Sara Botsford, Clea DuVall, and Stephen McHattie in Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)

Christina Ricci and Clea DuVall in Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)

Clea DuVall in Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)

Clea DuVall in American Horror Story (2011)

Ben Affleck, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, and Kerry Bishé in Argo (2012)

Ben Affleck, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Christopher Denham, and Kerry Bishé in Argo (2012)

Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Christopher Denham, and Kerry Bishé in Argo (2012)

Ben Affleck, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Clea DuVall, and Christopher Denham in Argo (2012)

Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Christopher Denham, and Kerry Bishé in Argo (2012)

Clea DuVall and Naomi Watts in 21 Grams (2003)

David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, and Clea DuVall in Bones (2005)

Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, and Clea DuVall in Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Clea DuVall was born in Los Angeles on September 25, 1977, to Rosemary (Hatch) and actor Steph DuVall. DuVall's teenage years presented her with many challenges. Her parents divorced when she was twelve, and, when her mother remarried, DuVall moved out because she did not feel at home in the newly-reconstituted family, dropping out of high school and getting her own apartment. An only child, she sought entertainment in movies and television programs, which she consumed voraciously, memorizing entire scenes from movies. Though a rather shy person, DuVall decided she wanted to be an actress, and returned to high school, this time the Los Angeles High School of the Arts. However, the rigors of independent living (she had to work to support herself) meant that she could spend little time in class, and, as a result, she fared poorly in the school.

Nonetheless, DuVall had intensity, commitment and strong natural talent, and soon after graduating, the roles began to come, at first guest spots in television programs and small roles in small films. Soon her first major role came, in Robert Rodriguez's successful 1998 take on the alien-body-snatcher genre, The Faculty (1998), which featured many other up-and-coming young actors such as Elijah Wood and Josh Hartnett, as well as a strong cast of established adult performers. DuVall played Stokely, a bizarre, tough Goth Girl. This role was typical of DuVall's casting - the outsider, attractive though in an edgy and sometimes slightly disturbing way. (DuVall is pretty and can be glamorous, or can appear rough-around-the-edges, for a role.) Similar roles came in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) as a tattooed lesbian and Girl, Interrupted (1999) as a mental patient.

DuVall is a complex person - soft-spoken and friendly, yet tough and independent - and she ably lends this complexity to her characters, making her a popular casting choice. She continues to turn in strong performances in such productions as the ensemble thriller Identity (2003), the HBO supernatural series Carnivàle (2003) and the critically-praised 21 Grams (2003). DuVall is a chain smoker and a close friend of director Jamie Babbit. She is no relation to veteran actors Robert Duvall or Shelley Duvall.

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