Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdayFeb 13, 1979
BiographyMena Alexandra Suvari (born February 13, 1979) 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 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.

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