Mena Suvari - Overview

Date of Birth: Feb 09, 1979

Place of Birth: Newport, Rhode Island

Nationality: American

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Early success with the smash teen comedy “American Pie” (1999) and the Academy Award-winning Best Drama “American Beauty” (1999) took young adult and former teen model Mena Suvari by surprise. A 20-year-old acting novice with only a few guest television spots under her belt, Suvari suddenly had Hollywood’s attention virtually overnight, though she struggled a bit to find her way amongst offers of mainstream comedies and the darker, more offbeat independent films. Her onscreen performances belied any self-doubt, and over the following decade, the actress gave confident performances in several roles that were best described as fearless, including that of a woman whose inebriated judgment leads her to abandon a hit-and-run victim embedded in her windshield in the chilling and twistedly comic “Stuck” (2008).

Mena Suvari was born on Feb. 2, 1979, in wealthy Newport, RI to her Estonian-American father Ando, a psychiatrist, and her Greek-American mother, Candice, a nurse. The couple relocated Suvari and her three brothers to South Carolina, where the boys enrolle... Read More

Filmography (23)

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2009)

Stuck (2007)

Brooklyn Rules (2007)

Caffeine (2007)

Factory Girl (2006)

The Dog Problem (2006)

Photos (1)

Milestones (40)

2009
Appeared in the film version of Michael Chabon's novel, "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh"

2008
Shaved her head to play the lead role in the feature adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Garden of Eden"

2007
Co-starred with Freddie Prinze Jr. in Michael Corrente's "Brooklyn Rules"

2006
Co-starred in the indie comedy "Standing Still"

2005
Played Jennifer Aniston's younger sister in Rob Reiner's "Rumor Has It..."

2005
Appeared as a producer's assistant opposite Keira Knightley in "Domino," based on the real-life story of a model-turned-bounty hunter Domino Harvey

2005
Played Jennifer Aniston's younger sister in Rob Reiner's "Rumor Has It...," a comedy inspired by "The Graduate"

Photos From Last Movie (1)

Movie: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh Poster Art