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Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

Known for: Acting

Born 13/02/1979
Place of birth Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Mena Alexandra Suvari (born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer, and model. She's best known for her roles as Angela Hayes in American Beauty, Heather in the American Pie film series, Coty Pierce in Kiss the Girls, Edie on HBO's Six Feet Under (for which she earned a Screen Actors Guild nomination), Francesca Bonacieux in The Musketeer (2001), Joanne in Beauty Shop, Annie Huttinger in Rumor Has It..., Isabella on the second season of NBC's Chicago Fire, Maria Abascal on WEtv's South of Hell, and Kathleen on Paramount's dramedy American Woman. After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, she made her film debut in the 1997 drama Nowhere. She rose to international prominence with her appearances in the critically acclaimed drama American Beauty (1999), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable film credits include Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), Loser (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001), Sonny (2002), Spun (2003), Trauma (2004), Domino (2005), Factory Girl (2006), Brooklyn Rules, Stuck (both 2007), Day of the Dead (2008), and You May Not Kiss the Bride (2010). She also portrayed Elizabeth Short in the anthology series American Horror Story: Murder House (2011), and reprised the part in American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018). She has been a model for Lancôme cosmetics and print ads for Lancôme Paris Adaptîve, as well as a long-time supporter and activist for the Starlight Children's Foundation and the African Medical and Research Foundation. She is married and has one child. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mena Suvari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Chicago Fire Series ★ 8,4

Chicago Fire

Isabella

2012

American Horror Story Series ★ 8,1

American Horror Story

Elizabeth Short

2011

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

1975

The View Series ★ 4,3

The View

Self

1997

The View Series ★ 4,3

The View

Self - Guest

1997

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

2003

ER Series ★ 7,8

ER

Laura-Lee Armitage

1994

The Tamron Hall Show Series ★ 4,7

The Tamron Hall Show

Self - Guest

2019

Psych Series ★ 7,9

Psych

Allison Cowley

2006

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Series ★ 7,3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

1993

Chicago Hope Series ★ 7,2

Chicago Hope

Ivy Moore

1994

Six Feet Under Series ★ 8,1

Six Feet Under

Edie

2001

Clarence Series ★ 8,0

Clarence

Cynthia / Video Game Voice (voice)

2014

Clarence Series ★ 8,0

Clarence

Cynthia (voice)

2014

Clarence Series ★ 8,0

Clarence

Cynthia / Finsy (voice)

2014

Clarence Series ★ 8,0

Clarence

Cynthia / Store Clerk / Grandma (voice)

2014

Clarence Series ★ 8,0

Clarence

Cynthia / Baby (voice)

2014

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Series ★ 7,1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

1996

The Talk Series ★ 3,0

The Talk

Self

2010

Boy Meets World Series ★ 8,3

Boy Meets World

Laura

1993

Boy Meets World Series ★ 8,3

Boy Meets World

Hilary

1993

Lip Sync Battle Series ★ 6,4

Lip Sync Battle

Self

2015

V Graham Norton Series ★ 5,3

V Graham Norton

Self

2002

Justice League Action Series ★ 7,2

Justice League Action

Killer Frost (voice)

2016

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Series ★ 5,3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self

1999

The Oscars Series ★ 7,1

The Oscars

Self

1953

American Pie Film ★ 6,7

American Pie

Heather

1999

Celebrity Name Game Series ★ 5,3

Celebrity Name Game

Self

2014

American Beauty Film ★ 8,0

American Beauty

Angela Hayes

1999

American Reunion Film ★ 6,4

American Reunion

Heather

2012

American Pie 2 Film ★ 6,4

American Pie 2

Heather

2001

High Incident Series ★ 8,0

High Incident

Jill Marsh

1996

Celebrity Weakest Link Series ★ 6,7

Celebrity Weakest Link

Self - Contestant

2025

The Cape Series ★ 5,0

The Cape

Tracey Jerrod / Dice

2011

Kiss the Girls Film ★ 6,6

Kiss the Girls

Coty Pierce

1997

Domino Film ★ 5,9

Domino

Kimmie

2005

South of Hell Series ★ 6,4

South of Hell

Maria Abascal

2015

Fireflies at El Mozote Film ★ 8,7

Fireflies at El Mozote

Sarah

2025

American Woman Series ★ 4,8

American Woman

Kathleen

2018

Day of the Dead Film ★ 5,2

Day of the Dead

Sarah Bowman

2008

The Rage: Carrie 2 Film ★ 5,7

The Rage: Carrie 2

Lisa Parker

1999

Atomic Train Series ★ 4,9

Atomic Train

Grace Seger

1999

Reagan Film ★ 6,3

Reagan

Jane Wyman

2024

Prey Film ★ 5,9

Prey

Sue

2024

Rumor Has It... Film ★ 5,7

Rumor Has It...

Annie Huttinger

2005

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge Film ★ 6,1

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge

Elizabeth

2026

Beauty Shop Film ★ 6,3

Beauty Shop

Joanne

2005

Series ★ 9,7

Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up

2006

Edmond Film ★ 6,0

Edmond

Prostitute

2006

Nowhere Film ★ 6,8

Nowhere

Zoe

1997

Factory Girl Film ★ 6,0

Factory Girl

Richie Berlin

2006

The Dresden Sun Film ★ 4,6

The Dresden Sun

Asha

2026

Loser Film ★ 5,4

Loser

Dora Diamond

2000

You May Not Kiss the Bride Film ★ 5,6

You May Not Kiss the Bride

Tonya

2011

The Musketeer Film ★ 5,3

The Musketeer

Francesca Bonacieux

2001

Sugar & Spice Film ★ 6,5

Sugar & Spice

Kansas Hill

2001

Rough Draft Film

Rough Draft

Annabelle

2026

Time of Death Film ★ 5,6

Time of Death

Dr. Allison Burrell

2026

Don't Tell a Soul Film ★ 6,6

Don't Tell a Soul

Carol

2020

Spun Film ★ 6,6

Spun

Cookie

2003

Psych: The Movie Film ★ 7,2

Psych: The Movie

Allison Cowley

2017

The Opposite Sex Film ★ 4,5

The Opposite Sex

Jane

2015

I'll Be Home for Christmas Film ★ 6,1

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Jackie

2016

All There Is Film

All There Is

Zoe

2025

The Wrecker Film ★ 5,8

The Wrecker

Cheryl

2025

The Accursed Film ★ 5,3

The Accursed

Alma

2022

Ick Film ★ 6,0

Ick

Staci

2025

Slums of Beverly Hills Film ★ 6,3

Slums of Beverly Hills

Rachel Hoffman

1998

Breakwater Film ★ 5,9

Breakwater

Kendra

2023

The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson Film ★ 4,3

The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson

Nicole Brown Simpson

2020

Stuck Film ★ 6,2

Stuck

Brandi Boski

2007

Trauma Film ★ 5,2

Trauma

Charlotte

2004

Sonny Film ★ 5,2

Sonny

Carol

2002

What Lies Below Film ★ 5,2

What Lies Below

Michelle Wells

2020

Don't Blink Film ★ 4,9

Don't Blink

Tracy

2014

American Pie: Revealed Film ★ 6,0

American Pie: Revealed

Self

2004

Sex and Lies in Sin City Film ★ 3,4

Sex and Lies in Sin City

Sindy Murphy

2009

No Surrender Film ★ 4,7

No Surrender

Amelia Davis

2011

Badge of Honor Film ★ 4,9

Badge of Honor

Jessica Dawson

2015

Kill Me Now Film

Kill Me Now

2026

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Film ★ 4,2

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Phlox Lombardi

2008

Hunt Club Film ★ 4,2

Hunt Club

Cassandra

2023

Caffeine Film ★ 5,7

Caffeine

Vanessa

2006

Standing Still Film ★ 5,5

Standing Still

Lana

2005

Film

Devoted

Sarah

American Virgin Film ★ 3,4

American Virgin

Katrina

2000

All You Need Is Blood Film ★ 5,9

All You Need Is Blood

Vivien Vance

2023

Locked In Film ★ 6,0

Locked In

Maggie

2021

Paradise Cove Film ★ 4,4

Paradise Cove

Tracey

2021

American Beauty: Look Closer... Film ★ 7,8

American Beauty: Look Closer...

Self

2000

Down the Arm of God Film

Down the Arm of God

Anna

2026

Brooklyn Rules Film ★ 5,8

Brooklyn Rules

Ellen

2007

The Dog Problem Film ★ 6,1

The Dog Problem

Jules

2006

Garden of Eden Film ★ 4,7

Garden of Eden

Catherine Bourne

2008

The Knot Film ★ 4,3

The Knot

Sarah

2012

Stalkers Film ★ 4,0

Stalkers

Ivy Hinks

2013

Apparition Film ★ 4,9

Apparition

Anna Collins

2019

Restitution Film ★ 3,5

Restitution

Heather

2011

The Greatest Inheritance Film ★ 5,5

The Greatest Inheritance

Rachel Dubose

2022

Film

The Greatest Actress in the World

Grace and Grit Film ★ 4,7

Grace and Grit

Treya Wilber

2021

Back Home Again Film ★ 7,0

Back Home Again

Mena Vulpes (voice)

2021

Organism 46-B The Unseen Film

Organism 46-B The Unseen

Dr Alexandria King

Beyond the Rush Film

Beyond the Rush

Leah Grievess

2024

Unbearable Christmas Film

Unbearable Christmas

Orenda

Twisted Sister Film ★ 4,0

Twisted Sister

Emily

2023

House of Chains Film ★ 6,3

House of Chains

Laura McGrath

2022

Dark Obsession Film ★ 1,0

Dark Obsession

Maya

2023

Becks Film ★ 5,2

Becks

Elyse

2018

Film

GRQ the Movie

Viola

Snide and Prejudice Film ★ 6,3

Snide and Prejudice

Geli Raubal

1997

Lakewood Plaza Turbo Film ★ 7,0

Lakewood Plaza Turbo

Enid / Ginger (voice)

2013

RZR Cyber Protocol Film ★ 7,5

RZR Cyber Protocol

Det. Thompson

2026

Fourth Grade Film ★ 3,8

Fourth Grade

Barbara

2021

Film

Death of a Brewer

Deadly Cheer Mom Film ★ 6,1

Deadly Cheer Mom

Deb

2022

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party Film ★ 6,2

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party

Self

2006

Briefcase, 8 Film

Briefcase, 8

Film

The Incredible Edible

Film

Strobe

Jessica

Film

Homesick

Dr. Abby Morrison

What Comes Next Film ★ 4,0

What Comes Next

Laura

2025

Film

Anatomy of the Sun

Film

Orpheus

Sue Ellen

2006

Holy Smokes Film

Holy Smokes

Mommy

2024