Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari
Suvari, 2012
Born	Mena Alexandra[1] Suvari (1979-02-13) February 13, 1979 (age 45) Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, fashion designer, model
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Robert Brinkmann (m. 2000–2005, divorced) Simone Sestito (m. 2010–2012, divorced) Michael Hope (m. 2018 -)

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.^[2][3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6][7] On January 13, 2012, Suvari said she wanted a divorce from Sestito.^[8] The divorce became final in October 2012.^[9]

In late 2017, Suvari became a vegan for ethical reasons.^[10][11] Since then she only uses cruelty-free and environmentally friendly products.^[10]

In October 2018, she married her boyfriend Michael Hope.^[12]

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	The Rage: Carrie 2	Lisa Parker
1999	American Beauty	Angela Hayes	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Young Hollywood Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance (also for American Pie) Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Performance
2000	Loser	Dora Diamond
2000	American Virgin	Katrina Bartalotti
2001	The Musketeer	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	The Dog Problem
2006	Final Fantasy VII Advent Children	Aerith Gainsborough	Voice
2007	Brooklyn Rules	Ellen
2007	Stuck	Brandi
2008	Day of the Dead	Sarah Cross
2008	The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	Phlox Lombardi
2008	The Garden of Eden	Catherine Bourne
2010	You May Not Kiss the Bride	Tonya
2010	No Surrender	Amelia Davis
2012	American Reunion	Heather	post-production
2023	Fireflies 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 episodes Nominated—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"

References

1. "Mena Suvari False Facts". menasuvarifan.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
2. "Pie's American Beauty Dabbles in Swordplay". Girl.com.au. October 2001.
3. Murray, Rebecca. "Interview with Mena Suvari at the Hollywood Premiere of "Rumor Has It"". About.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
4. "Biography for Mena Suvari". The Internet Movie Database.
5. Fowler, Brandi (June 26, 2010). "Mena Suvari Ties the Knot in Italy!". E! Online.
6. "Actress Mena Suvari Weds in Vatican City!". Us Magazine. June 26, 2010. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
7. "American Beauty star Mena Suvari weds in fairytale ceremony at the Vatican". The Daily Mail. London. June 27, 2010.
8. "Mena Suvari Files for Divorce". People. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
9. "Mena Suvari - Officially Divorced". TMZ. October 1, 2012.
10. "How veganism changed Mena Suvari's life". Gulf News. April 24, 2018. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
11. Sloane, Carly (9 April 2018). "Mena Suvari Dishes on Her Vegan Lifestyle and Sustainable Fashion". Us Weekly (published April 9, 2018). Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
12. Pasquini, Maria (22 October 2018). "Mena Suvari Secretly Married Michael Hope". People.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

Other websites

• Mena Suvari on IMDb