Mena Suvari

Mena Alexandra Suvari (born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. She began acting in guest roles on 1990s television programs such as Boy Meets World and High Incident. She made her movie debut in the 1997 drama movie Nowhere.

Her first major movie roles were in American Beauty and American Pie. Both of these moves were in 1999. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for American Beauty. Next she was in Loser (2000), with her American Pie co-star, Jason Biggs. In 2001, she played the main character in the comedy movie Sugar & Spice. She was in the 2002 drama Spun and the 2004 thriller Trauma. She was also in the HBO's drama series Six Feet Under in 2004. While working on this series, she was nominated as a member of cast by the Screen Actors Guild for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" in 2005.  In 2008, she was cast in a many movies. These incude Day of the Dead, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, and the movie version of The Garden of Eden.

Suvari is a model for Lancôme cosmetics. She has been in many fashion blogs and magazines such as Vogue. She is an activist for the African relief organization, the African Medical and Research Foundation. Feminist issues are also important to her.  She works with charities whose cause is breast cancer, and "End Violence Against Women" campaign.

Early life
Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the daughter of Candice, a nurse, and Ando Süvari, a psychiatrist. Her mother is half Greek and her father is part Estonian. She has three older brothers.

Her family moved Charleston, South Carolina. Growing up, Mena wanted to be an archaeologist, astronaut or doctor. A modeling agency came to her all-girls school, Ashley Hall, to offer classes. By the time she started acting, she had been modeling for the New York-based Wilhelmina agency for five years.

After moving to the Los Angeles area, Suvari studied at Providence High School in Burbank. She graduated in 1997.

Personal life
Suvari married German-born cinematographer Robert Brinkmann on March 4, 2000. Brinkmann was seventeen years older than her. They divorced in May 2005.

In 2007, Suvari began dating Italian-Canadian concert promoter Simone Sestito. She met him at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. They were married on June 26, 2010 in Rome. They chose Rome because most of Sestito's family lives near the city. On January 13, 2012, Suvari said she wanted a divorce from Sestito. The divorce became final in October 2012.

In late 2017, Suvari became a vegan for ethical reasons. Since then she only uses cruelty-free and environmentally friendly products.

In October 2018, she married her boyfriend Michael Hope.

 Filmography 
+ Movie Year Title Role Notes 1997 Kiss the Girls Coty Pierce 1997 Snide and Prejudice Geli Raubal 1997 Nowhere Zoe 1998 Slums of Beverly Hills Rachel Hoffman 1999 American Pie Heather Young Hollywood Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance (also for American Beauty) 1999  Lisa Parker 1999 American Beauty Angela Hayes Online Film Critics Society Award for Best CastScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureYoung Hollywood Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance (also for American Pie)Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Performance 2000 Loser Dora Diamond 2000 American Virgin Katrina Bartalotti 2001  Francesca Bonacieux 2001 American Pie 2 Heather 2001 Sugar & Spice Kansas Hill 2002 Sonny Carol 2002 Spun Cookie 2004 Trauma Charlotte 2004 Standing Still Lana 2005 Edmond Prostitute 2005 Rumor Has It Annie 2005 Domino Kimmie 2005 Beauty Shop Joanne Marcus 2006 Factory Girl Richie Berlin 2006 Orpheus Sue Ellen 2006 Caffeine Vanessa 2006  2006 Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Aerith Gainsborough Voice 2007 Brooklyn Rules Ellen 2007 Stuck Brandi 2008 Day of the Dead Sarah Cross 2008  Phlox Lombardi 2008  Catherine Bourne 2010 You May Not Kiss the Bride Tonya 2010 No Surrender Amelia Davis 2012 American Reunion Heather post-production 2023Fireflies at El Mozote Sarah 

+ Television Year title Role Notes 1995–1996 Boy Meets World Laura Episodes "Danger Boy" and "The Grass Is Always Greener" 1996 Minor Adjustments Emily Episode "A Fish Story" 1996 ER Laura-Lee Armitage Episode "Last Call" 1996–1997 High Incident Jill Marsh 3 episodes 1997 Chicago Hope Ivy Moore Episode "Sympathy for the Devil" 1999 Atomic Train Grace Seger TV movie 2004 Six Feet Under Edie 7 episodesNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2008 Sex and Lies in Sin City Sandy Murphy TV movie 2010 Psych Allison Cowley Episode "Yang 3 in 2D" (5.16) 2011 The Cape Dice Episode "Dice" (1.05) 2011 American Horror Story Elizabeth Short 2 episodes: "Spooky Little Girl" and "Afterbirth"

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