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Mena Suvari
Suvari in February 2016
BornMena Alexandra Suvari
February 13, 1979 (age 46)
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
OccupationsActressproducerfashion designermodel
Years active1995–present
SpousesRobert Brinkmann
​​(m. 2000; div. 2005)​Simone Sestito
​​(m. 2010; div. 2012)​Michael Hope
​​(m. 2018)​
Children1

Mena Alexandra Suvari[1] (/ˈmiːnə səˈvɑːri/;[2] born February 13, 1979[3]) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer and model. The accolades she has received include a Screen Actors Guild Award, along with nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award.

After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, Suvari made her film debut in the 1997 black comedy drama Nowhere. She rose to international prominence with her appearances as Angela in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama American Beauty (1999), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Heather in three of the American Pie films (1999–2001, 2012). Her other notable lead film roles include Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Loser (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001), The Musketeer (2001), Spun (2003), Stuck (2007), Day of the Dead (2008), and You May Not Kiss the Bride (2010).

In television, Suvari played main roles as Maria Abascal on the We TV supernatural horror series South of Hell (2015) and Kathleen Callahan on the Paramount Network sitcom American Woman (2018). For her main role as Detective Thompson on the Gala Film short-form series RZR (2024), Suvari was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Suvari played recurring roles as Edie on the fourth season of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2004), for which she earned a Screen Actors Guild nomination, and Isabella on the second season of Chicago Fire (2013). 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).

Suvari 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.

Early life

Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island.[1] She is the daughter of nurse Candice (née Chambers) and psychiatrist Ando Ivar Süvari [et]. Her mother is of Greek descent, while her father was an Estonian from Pärnu.[4][5][6] She has six siblings. Suvari began modeling with Millie Lewis Models and Talent as a preteen and soon after appeared in a Rice-A-Roni commercial. The family later relocated to Charleston, South Carolina, where her brothers attended The Citadel.[7] Suvari was considering becoming an archaeologist, astronaut, or doctor when a modeling agency stopped by 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. Suvari relocated to California and attended Providence High School in Burbank, graduating in 1997.[8]

Career

1995–1998: Early acting credits

Suvari began acting with guest appearances in television series such as Boy Meets World and ER at the ages of 15 and 16, respectively.[9][10][11] She also appeared in a number of episodes of the show High Incident, and played a girl infected with HIV in a one-episode appearance in Chicago Hope. She made the transition to film with the role of Zoe in the 1997 independent coming-of-age drama Nowhere, directed by Gregg Araki and co-starring James Duval, Rachel True, Heather Graham, and Ryan Phillippe.[12] Also in 1997, she had a supporting part in the independent film Snide and Prejudice, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and had a brief part in the thriller Kiss the Girls, opposite Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. She next appeared in the independent dramedy Slums of Beverly Hills, as a teenaged neighbor of a Jewish girl struggling to grow up in the late 1970s. The film received a limited release,[13] and has developed a cult following.[14][15] Suvari met Natasha Lyonne on the set of Slums, with whom she would later appear in the American Pie films. She subsequently played a teenager who commits suicide in the horror sequel The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), and appeared as the daughter of an NTSB investigator in the disaster thriller NBC miniseries Atomic Train (1999),[16] although both productions were panned by critics.[17]

1999–2001: Breakthrough and award success

Her breakthrough came in 1999, with significant roles in two highly successful films —the teen sex comedy American Pie and the drama American Beauty. In American Pie, she starred with Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, and Natasha Lyonne, portraying a virgin and innocent choir girl named Heather. While critical response was mixed, the film was a commercial success, grossing $235 million worldwide.[18]

In American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and co-starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Wes Bentley and Thora Birch, Suvari took on the role of Angela Hayes, a vain teenage girl who becomes the object of infatuation of a man experiencing a midlife crisis. The New York Times described her character as “stimulus enough for [Spacey’s character] to wake up out of a marriage-long coma and start considering life’s livelier possibilities”.[19] The film received widespread critical acclaim,[20][21] and received the Academy Award for Best Picture.[22] American Beauty made $356 million globally and earned Suvari a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[23] Suvari and her American Beauty co-stars Wes Bentley and Thora Birch presented the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary short subject.[24]

Suvari subsequently reunited with Jason Biggs in the romantic comedy Loser (2000), playing the love interest of a small-town, intelligent man. A lukewarm critical and commercial reception greeted the film,[25] but The New York Times found Suvari to be “well matched with the handsome, unassuming Mr. Biggs. They’re attractive without being offensively cute, and their characters manage to be genuinely nice without seeming bland or phony”. She and Biggs also appeared in the music video for the song “Teenage Dirtbag” by American rock band Wheatus. The video was heavily based on their roles in Loser.[26] She then starred in the satirical comedy American Virgin, as the daughter of an adult film director who agrees to lose her virginity onscreen to spite her father. The original working title of the film was Live Virgin, but was changed to capitalize on Suvari’s previous successes in American Pie and American Beauty.

Suvari continued to act steadily, taking on roles in three 2001 feature films —The Musketeer, American Pie 2 and Sugar & Spice. In the adventure action film The Musketeer, she played a chambermaid and the love interest of the titular character, while American Pie 2 saw her reprise her role from the first film. Like the original, the sequel was a commercial success, grossing $285 million globally.[27] In the teen crime comedy Sugar & Spice, Suvari portrayed one member of a group of cheerleaders who conspire and commit armed robbery. Although the film received negative reviews and only made $16.9 million worldwide,[28] it has since become a cult favorite on home video.[29]

2002–2009: Independent films

In Spun (2002), an independent dramedy opposite Brittany Murphy and John Leguizamo about drug abuse, Suvari played an addict and the girlfriend of a drug dealer (Leguizamo). She subsequently appeared as a prostitute working in a New Orleans brothel in the small-scale drama Sonny (2002), the directorial debut of Nicolas Cage co-starring James Franco and Brenda Blethyn, and also starred opposite Colin Firth in the psychological thriller Trauma (2004), as the neighbour of a man who awakens from a coma. Trauma premiered on the film festival circuit, receiving mediocre reviews from critics, who compared it unfavorably to Jacob’s Ladder and Memento.[30][31] In the fourth season of the acclaimed HBO serial Six Feet Under, which aired in 2004, Suvari obtained the recurring role of a lesbian performance poet and artist named Edie. She and the cast eventually received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She played supporting parts in five feature films the following year—Standing Still, Edmond, Rumor Has It, Domino, and Beauty Shop.

Suvari in 2007

In 2006, Suvari voiced the character of Aerith Gainsborough for the Square Enix–Disney video game Kingdom Hearts II and the English-language version of Square Enix’s film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, which was released straight-to-DVD in North America and became one of the best-selling animated movies in the country.[32][33] Opposite Katherine Heigl, Suvari starred in the independent comedy Caffeine (2006), playing the staff of a London coffeehouse, and in the biographical drama Factory Girl (2006), she played a friend and roommate of 1960s underground film star and socialite Edie Sedgwick (played by Sienna Miller). While Caffeine went unnoticed,[34] Factory Girl received a limited theatrical release amid a negative critical response.[35]

In the crime drama Brooklyn Rules (2007), directed by Michael Corrente and co-starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Alec Baldwin and Scott Caan, Suvari portrayed a society girl and the girlfriend of a man involved with the Brooklyn mafia in the 1980s. The film was released for selected theaters and received mixed reviews, but Variety remarked that Suvari, “who might have played [her part] as a cliché, gives a real performance”.[36] Her next film was the psychological thriller Stuck, where she took on the role of a woman who commits a hit-and-run and leaves the victim clinging to his life in the windshield of her car. Inspired by the true story of the murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs, the film premiered at the Cannes Film Market, and while Stuck found a limited theatrical release, it was favorably received by critics and audiences.[37] Austin Chronicle found the film to be “buoyed by queasy, easy performances” from Suvari and Rea,[38] who were considered “well-matched in uneasy roles” by Empire.[39]

By the late 2000s, Suvari continued to act in smaller-scale projects, obtaining four back-to-back roles in films released throughout 2008, including one made-for-television film. Day of the Dead, a remake of George A. Romero‘s horror film of the same name, saw her portray what was described as a “butch military leader capable of fending off a zombie holocaust”, by DVD Talk.[40] The film received a straight-to-DVD release and was panned by critics.[41] In The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, a film adaptation of writer Michael Chabon‘s novel,[42] Suvari played a strange girl who works at a book shop and becomes romantically involved with the well-mannered, intelligent son of a Jewish gangster. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release.[43] Website Collider felt that Suvari did a “decent job” in her “small” part,[44] while Roger Ebert called her “pitch-perfect” in a “finally thankless role”,[45] as part of a mixed critical reception.[46]

The Garden of Eden, the film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway‘s novel, featured Suvari as a sexually confused and restless woman and one half of a couple who travel across Europe amid a deteriorating marriage.[47] She shaved her head for the part, but used three wigs for the in-between stages; on which she remarked: “It was a bit strange. It was also very liberating at the same time […] I am grateful for the experience I am happy that I got to do it at least once in my life. It was like its own psychological experiment. It was very empowering for me to go through and a challenging to experience how people perceive you”.[48] The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival and had a limited investors’ screening in the UK. Reviews were negative for the film, with the Los Angeles Times calling it a “literary B-side turned into something not awful, just forgettable”.[49] Her last 2008 film was the Lifetime production Sex and Lies in Sin City, about the events leading to the death of Las Vegas casino owner Ted Binion.[50]

2010–present: Television roles

Suvari made one-episode appearances in Psych in 2010, and in The Cape in 2011, and also had a two-episode arc as the Black Dahlia in Murder House, the first season of the anthology horror series American Horror Story.[51] In the independent romantic comedy You May Not Kiss the Bride (2010), opposite Dave Annable, Katharine McPhee and Rob Schneider, Suvari starred as the psychotic assistant of a pet photographer. The film debuted at the Sonoma International Film Festival and was released for selected theaters and VOD, garnering largely negative reviews.[52] Blu-ray.com considered the film to be “a noisy, unlikable distraction” that “depends on Suvari and Schneider to carry the comedy workload, which is about as appealing as it reads”.[53] In 2011, she also starred in the made-for-television film No Surrender, as a writer having a deranged stalker, and in the B movie Restitution, opposite Tom Arnold. She had a guest role in 2 episodes of American Horror Story: Murder House as Elizabeth Short, also known as Black Dahlia.

Suvari at the Sydney premiere of American Reunion (2012)

Suvari returned to the American Pie franchise when she played for the third time her role of Heather in American Reunion (2012), revolving around the original protagonists as they approach middle age and prepare for a summer reunion.[54] Reviewers found the film to be a “sweetly nostalgic comfort food” for fans of the franchise,[55] and with a worldwide gross of $235 million,[56] American Reunion emerged as Suvari’s most-widely seen film since 2001’s American Pie 2.[57] This film also marked her only wide release in the 2010s, as her later releases, such as The Knot (2012), Don’t Blink (2014), The Opposite Sex (2014), Badge of Honor (2015), and Becks (2017), premiered on either festival circuits or digital markets.

In the romantic comedy The Knot, Suvari starred as the soon-to-be-married daughter of a working-class couple,[58] and in the mystery thriller Don’t Blink, Suvari played one in a group of friends who visit an empty remote resort and attempt to find out what happened to the other guests. In its review for the latter film, FrightFest.co.uk remarked: “[…] Suvari is wasted and not given a whole lot of screen time considering that her character is the one we’re obviously supposed to latch onto”.[59] Suvari starred opposite Geoff Stults and Kristin Chenoweth in the romantic comedy The Opposite Sex, as a young divorcee resenting men who meets a successful, driven attorney and womanizer. The small-scale thriller Badge of Honor saw her star as a detective caught up in the aftermath of a violent drug bust.[60]

The independent romantic comedy Becks featured Suvari as the friend of a lesbian musician who moves back to St. Louis. Despite finding a limited audience, the film received positive reviews from critics.[61] The New York Times felt that the film “exemplifies how small judgments in pace, performance and soundtrack can transcend modest trappings”,[62] while The Washington Post remarked: “[Lena] Hall and Suvari have a palpable chemistry, both musically and in their relationship”.[63]

Suvari continued to work steadily on television between films and throughout the decade; she obtained the regular role of a political consultant of a firefighter in the second season of the series Chicago Fire (2013),[64] and took on the leading role of a demon-hunter for hire in the eight-episode supernatural series South of Hell (2015).[65] All episodes of the show aired back-to-back and an eighth episode was made available only through iTunes.[65][66][67] The series received generally negative reviews and brought an average of 122,000 viewers.[68][69] The Hollywood Reporter, commenting on Suvari, asserted: “[W]hile the prospect of playing [her role] seems like it ought to be enticing for Suvari, her more general interpretation appears to be closer to miserable discomfort, which may be related to either those contact lenses or the strangeness” in her portrayal.[70]

Between 2016 and 2017, Suvari made guest appearances in the television series Inside Amy Schumer, Justice League Action, and American Ninja Warrior, and starred in the made-for-television films I’ll Be Home for Christmas and Psych: The Movie, where she reprised her guest-starring role from the series and basis of the film. The sitcom American Woman features Suvari in a main role as one of three women discovering their own brand of independence amid the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1970s.[71] The series premiered on June 8, 2018, on Paramount Network.[72] The series was canceled after one season. Suvari reprised her role as Black Dahlia in an episode of American Horror Story: Apocalypse.

In 2024, Suvari had a main role as Detective Thompson on the Gala Film short form science fiction series RZR.[73] For her performance, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, marking the first Emmy nomination in her career.[74] She portrayed Jane Wyman in a supporting role in the 2024 biographical film Reagan.[75]

Public image

Suvari at the Fall 2007 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in NYC

Suvari is a model for Lancôme cosmetics and print ads for Lancôme Paris Adaptîve.[76][77][78] She has also appeared in print ads for luxury accessories company Coach.[79] She has appeared in commercials for Continental Sauces,[80] Orange[81] and Rice-A-Roni. Suvari has been featured in several fashion blogs and magazines such as Seventeen, Elle, Cosmopolitan (Hungary, Estonia and the US), Details, Rolling Stone,[82] Vogue, Marie Claire,[83] Nylon,[84] Vanity Fair,[85] Glamour, Tatler and Lucky.[86][87] She is a frequent guest star at New York Fashion Week, among other fashion events.[88][89][90]

People magazine published an article about her titled “All-American Girl” in 1999.

She was chosen as the most “patriotic” artist of 2000 by Entertainment Weekly, making allusion to her three consecutive films with the word “American” in their titles: American Pie (1999), American Beauty (1999) and American Virgin (2000).[citation needed]

Philanthropy

Suvari has worked several times with the Natural Resources Defense Council, designing with the group a scarf line called ECHO, which was unveiled at Bloomingdales in Manhattan. She remarked: “I’ve always been into fashion and I wanted to design something to give to charity”.[91] She has also played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, and is active in female empowerment issues, being involved with several charities whose cause is breast cancer, the “End Violence Against Women” campaign, and tours high schools as a “Circle Of Friends” spokesperson, encouraging teenagers to quit smoking.[92] Suvari is a long-time supporter and activist for the African Medical and Research Foundation, and has visited Africa to work on “small-income-generating and water-and-sanitation projects” with the organization.[93]

Suvari at the American Reunion (2012) premiere in Melbourne, Australia

Personal life

Suvari married German-born cinematographer Robert Brinkmann on March 4, 2000. Brinkmann was 17 years her senior. On April 24, 2005, she filed for legal separation, citing irreconcilable differences; the divorce was finalized in May 2005.

In 2007, Suvari began dating Italian-Canadian concert promoter Simone Sestito, whom she met at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Suvari and Sestito became engaged in July 2008 during a vacation to Jamaica.[94][95] They were married on June 26, 2010, in a private chapel in Rome.[96][97] On January 13, 2012, Suvari filed for divorce from him in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences and listing November 1, 2011, as the date of separation.[98] The divorce was finalized in October 2012.[99]

In late 2017, Suvari became a vegan.[100][101] Since then she has only used cruelty-free and environmentally friendly products, as well as sustainable clothing.[100]

Suvari married set decorator Michael Hope in October 2018.[102] On October 16, 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child.[103] In April 2021, it was announced that she had given birth to a boy.[104]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Kiss the GirlsCoty Pierce
Snide and PrejudiceGeli Raubal
NowhereZoe
1998Slums of Beverly HillsRachel Hoffman
1999American PieHeather Gardner
The Rage: Carrie 2Lisa Parker
Atomic TrainGrace SegerTelevision film
American BeautyAngela Hayes
2000LoserDora Diamond
American VirginKatrina Bartalotti
2001The MusketeerFrancesca Bonacieux
American Pie 2Heather Gardner
Sugar & SpiceKansas Hill
2002SonnyCarol
SpunCookie
2004TraumaCharlotte
2005Standing StillLana
EdmondProstitute
Rumor Has ItAnnie Huttinger
DominoKimmie
Beauty ShopJoanne Marcus
2006OrpheusSue EllenTelevision film
Factory GirlRichie Berlin
CaffeineVanessa
The Dog ProblemJules
Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenAerith GainsboroughVoice, English version[105]
2007Brooklyn RulesEllen
StuckBrandi Boski
2008Day of the DeadCorporal Sarah Cross-Bowman
The Mysteries of PittsburghPhlox Lombardi
The Garden of EdenCatherine Bourne
Sex and Lies in Sin CitySandy MurphyTelevision film
2010You May Not Kiss the BrideTonya
2011RestitutionKatie
Love NotesEmmylouShort film
No SurrenderAmelia DavisTelevision film
2012American ReunionHeather Gardner
The KnotSarah
2014Don’t BlinkTracyAlso associate producer
The Opposite SexJane
2015Badge of HonorJessica Dawson
2016I’ll Be Home for ChristmasJackie FosterTelevision film
2017BecksElyse
Psych: The MovieAllison CowleyTelevision film
2019ApparitionAnna
The Murder of Nicole Brown SimpsonNicole Brown SimpsonAlso executive producer
2020Don’t Tell a SoulCarol[106]
What Lies BelowMichelle Wells
HideSarahShort film
2021Fourth GradeBarbara
Grace and GritTreya Killam Wilber
Locked InMaggie
Paradise CoveTracey
Ron’s Gone WrongB-BotVoice
2022BreakwaterKendra
The AccursedAlma
2023Hunt ClubCassandra
Dark ObsessionMayaAlso producer[107]
All You Need Is BloodVivian Vance
2024PreySue
ReaganJane Wyman
IckStaci
The Dresden SunAshaPost-production[108]
2025The WreckerTBAPost-production
TBADevotedTBAPost-production[109]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–1996Boy Meets WorldLaura, Hillary2 episodes
1996Minor AdjustmentsEmilyEpisode: “A Fish Story”
ERLaura-Lee ArmitageEpisode: “Last Call”
1996–1997High IncidentJill Marsh5 episodes
1997Chicago HopeIvy MooreEpisode: “Sympathy for the Devil”
413 Hope St.CrystalEpisode: “Thanksgiving”
2001Just Shoot Me!Blush Cover GirlEpisode: “Finch in the Dogg House”
Uncredited
2004Six Feet UnderEdieRecurring role (season 4); 7 episodes
2010PsychAllison CowleyEpisode: “Yang 3 in 2D”
2011The CapeDiceEpisode: “Dice”
American Horror Story: Murder HouseElizabeth Short / Black Dahlia2 episodes
2013Chicago FireIsabellaRecurring role (season 2); 7 episodes
Hollywood Game NightHerself / Celebrity Player2 episodes
Lakewood Plaza TurboEnid Mettle / Ginger (voice)Pilot[105]
2014–2018ClarenceVarious characters (voice)7 episodes[105]
2014HysteriaLogan HarlenPilot
2014–2015Celebrity Name GameHerself / Celebrity Player3 episodes
2015South of HellMaria Abascal, AbigailMain role; 8 episodes
2016Inside Amy SchumerHerselfEpisode: “Psychopath Test”
2017Justice League ActionKiller Frost (voice)Episode: “Freezer Burn”[105]
American Ninja WarriorHerselfEpisode: “Celebrity Ninja Warrior”
OK K.O.! Let’s Be HeroesEnid Mettle / Ginger (voice)Episode: “Let’s Watch the Pilot”
Archive footage
Hot DateSex Store OwnerEpisode: “Relationship Goals”
2018Lip Sync BattleHerselfEpisode: “Alicia Silverstone vs. Mena Suvari”
American WomanKathleen CallahanMain role; 11 episodes
American Horror Story: ApocalypseElizabeth ShortEpisode: “Return To Murder House”
2024RZRDetective ThompsonMain role; 6 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Kingdom Hearts IIAerith GainsboroughEnglish dub[105]
2016OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza TurboEnid Mettle

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRole
2000“Teenage Dirtbag“WheatusNoelle

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryTitle of workResult
1999Awards Circuit Community AwardsBest Cast EnsembleAmerican BeautyNominated
Online Film Critics SocietyBest CastWon
2000Blockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actress – NewcomerAmerican PieNominated
Young Hollywood AwardsBest Ensemble Cast[110]Won
Breakthrough Performance – FemaleAmerican BeautyWon
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureWon
BAFTA AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated
Teen Choice AwardsChoice Movie Breakout PerformanceNominated
2005Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesSix Feet UnderNominated
2021Montreal Independent Film FestivalBest ActressFourth GradeWon
2022Garden State Film FestivalBest Actress – Feature FilmNominated
2024Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesRZRNominated

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