Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari
Birth name	Mena Adrienne Suvari
Born	February 13 1979 (age 30) Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Spouse(s)	Robert Brinkmann (2000 - 2005)

Mena Adrienne Suvari (born February 13, 1979) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her work in American Beauty (1999) and the first two American Pie films.

Biography

Early life

Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island to Ando Süvari, an Estonian-American psychiatrist, and Candice, a Greek American nurse. By the age of twelve, Suvari was modeling; she starred in a Rice-a-Roni commercial by the age of thirteen. Attended Providence High School, in Los Angeles, California, class of 1997.

Career

Suvari made appearances in television shows such as Boy Meets World and ER at the age of sixteen (fifteen for her first appearance on the former). In 1999, Mena starred in the Oscar winning American Beauty and the popular American Pie. She followed these movies with roles in such movies as Loser (2000), The Musketeer (2001), and Spun (2002). Suvari is the only actress to appear in three consecutive movies that start with the word "American": American Pie (1999), American Beauty (1999), American Virgin (2000). Suvari also became a recurring character in the fourth season of the critically acclaimed HBO serial Six Feet Under in 2004, as lesbian performance poet and artist, Edie.

In 2006, she took the voice role of Aerith Gainsborough in the Square Enix/Disney video game Kingdom Hearts II, as well as the English-language version of Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. She has lead roles in the upcoming remake of the zombie movie Day of the Dead as well as Stuart Gordan's "Stuck".

Personal life

Suvari married German-born cinematographer Robert Brinkmann on March 18, 2000. The marriage was notable as Brinkmann is 18 years older than Suvari. However, Suvari filed for legal separation from Brinkmann on April 24, 2005, citing irreconcilable differences. The two divorced in May of the same year. In Summer 2005, she began dating break dancer Mike "Murda" Carrasco. [1]

Is quoted on her website as saying, "I really like most styles of music. I am very much into hip-hop, soul, funk, and especially reggae, and really, there are too many artists to mention, but I like a lot of old school music."^{[citation needed]}

Suvari also plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Starlight Children's Foundation charity.

Filmography

Film

• Kiss the Girls (1997) - Coty Pierce
• Snide and Prejudice (1997) - Geli Raubal
• Nowhere (1997) - Zoe
• Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) - Rachel Hoffman
• American Pie (1999) - Heather
• The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) - Lisa Parker
• American Beauty (1999) - Angela Hayes
• Loser (2000) - Dora Diamond
• American Virgin (film) (2000) - Katrina Bartalotti
• The Musketeer (2001) - Francesca Bonacieux
• American Pie 2 (2001) - Heather
• Sugar & Spice (2001) - Kansas Hill
• Spun (2002) - Cookie
• Sonny (2002) - Carol
• Trauma (2004) -Charlotte
• Standing Still (2004) - Lana
• Edmond (2005) - Whore
• Rumor Has It (2005) - Annie
• Domino (2005) - Kimmie
• Beauty Shop (2005) -Joanne
• Factory Girl (2006) (post-production) - Richie Berlin
• Caffeine (2006) (post-production) - Vanessa
• The Dog Problem (2006) (post-production)
• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (2006) - Aerith Gainsborough (voice)
• Dangerous Parking (2006) - Kirstin
• Brooklyn Rules (2006)
• The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (film) (2007) (pre-production) - Phlox Lombardi
• Day of the Dead (2007) (post-production) - Sarah

Television

• Death of a Cheerleader (1994)-High School Student
• Boy Meets World (1995)- Laura
• High Incident (1996 & 1997) - Jill Marsh
• ER (1996) - Laura-Lee Armitage
• Minor Adjustments (1996) -Emily
• Boy Meets World (1996)- Hilary
• 413 Hope St. (1997) - Crystal
• Chicago Hope (1997) - Ivy Moore
• Atomic Train (1999) - Grace Seger
• Saturday Night Live (2001) - Host
• Six Feet Under (2004) - Edie

Other

• "Wheatus -Teenage Dirtbag" (2000) (Music video) - Blonde girl (from the movie Loser)
• Kingdom Hearts II (2006) (Video game) - Aerith Gainsborough

External link

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