Mena Suvari
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Mena Alexandra Suvari (born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer, and model. She's best known for her roles as Angela Hayes in American Beauty, Heather in the American Pie film series, Coty Pierce in Kiss the Girls, Edie on HBO's Six Feet Under (for which she earned a Screen Actors Guild nomination), Francesca Bonacieux in The Musketeer (2001), Joanne in Beauty Shop, Annie Huttinger in Rumor Has It..., Isabella on the second season of NBC's Chicago Fire, Maria Abascal on WEtv's South of Hell, and Kathleen on Paramount's dramedy American Woman. After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, she made her film debut in the 1997 drama Nowhere. She rose to international prominence with her appearances in the critically acclaimed drama American Beauty (1999), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable film credits include Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), Loser (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001), Sonny (2002), Spun (2003), Trauma (2004), Domino (2005), Factory Girl (2006), Brooklyn Rules, Stuck (both 2007), Day of the Dead (2008), and You May Not Kiss the Bride (2010). 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). She 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mena Suvari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
American Pie (1999)
as Heather
American Beauty (1999)
as Angela Hayes
American Pie 2 (2001)
as Heather
American Reunion (2012)
as Heather
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge (2026)
as Elizabeth
Kiss the Girls (1997)
as Coty Pierce
Prey (2024)
as Sue
Beauty Shop (2005)
as Joanne
Rumor Has It... (2005)
as Annie Huttinger
Nowhere (1997)
as Zoe
Time of Death (2025)
as Dr. Allison Burrell
Reagan (2024)
as Jane Wyman
Loser (2000)
as Dora Diamond
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
as Lisa Parker
Day of the Dead (2008)
as Sarah Bowman
Sugar & Spice (2001)
as Kansas Hill
The Musketeer (2001)
as Francesca Bonacieux
Domino (2005)
as Kimmie
Ick (2025)
as Staci
Factory Girl (2006)
as Richie Berlin
Badge of Honor (2015)
as Jessica Dawson
Spun (2003)
as Cookie
Psych: The Movie (2017)
as Allison Cowley
Edmond (2006)
as Prostitute
The Knot (2012)
as Sarah
What Lies Below (2020)
as Michelle Wells
The Wrecker (2025)
as Cheryl
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
as Rachel Hoffman
Standing Still (2005)
as Lana
The Opposite Sex (2015)
as Jane
Locked In (2021)
as Maggie
Hunt Club (2023)
as Cassandra
Don't Blink (2014)
as Tracy
The Accursed (2022)
as Alma
American Pie: Revealed (2004)
as Self
Fourth Grade (2021)
as Barbara
You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011)
as Tonya
Garden of Eden (2008)
as Catherine Bourne
The Dresden Sun (2026)
as Asha
Breakwater (2023)
as Kendra
Stuck (2007)
as Brandi Boski
Sonny (2002)
as Carol
American Virgin (2000)
as Katrina
Don't Tell a Soul (2020)
as Carol
Unbearable Christmas (—)
Actor
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)
as Jackie
Trauma (2004)
as Charlotte
Fireflies at El Mozote (2025)
as Sarah
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
as Phlox Lombardi
Paradise Cove (2021)
as Tracey
Brooklyn Rules (2007)
as Ellen
Caffeine (2006)
as Vanessa
No Surrender (2011)
as Amelia Davis
Snide and Prejudice (1997)
as Geli Raubal
The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson (2020)
as Nicole Brown Simpson
Sex and Lies in Sin City (2009)
as Sindy Murphy
Back Home Again (2021)
as Mena Vulpes (voice)
Dark Obsession (2023)
as Maya
American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000)
as Self
Orpheus (2006)
as Sue Ellen
The Dog Problem (2006)
as Jules
Devoted (—)
as Sarah
Grace and Grit (2021)
as Treya Wilber
The Incredible Edible (—)
Actor
Stalkers (2013)
as Ivy Hinks
Deadly Cheer Mom (2022)
as Deb
Kill Me Now (—)
Actor
Organism 46-B The Unseen (—)
as Dr Alexandria King
House of Chains (2022)
as Laura McGrath
Briefcase, 8 (—)
Actor
The Greatest Inheritance (2022)
as Rachel Dubose
Apparition (2019)
as Anna Collins
Down the Arm of God (—)
as Anna
What Comes Next (2025)
as Laura
Strobe (—)
as Jessica
Twisted Sister (2023)
as Emily
Beyond the Rush (2024)
as Leah Grievess
Restitution (2011)
as Heather
All You Need Is Blood (2023)
as Vivien Vance
GRQ the Movie (—)
as Viola
Becks (2018)
as Elyse
All There Is (2025)
as Zoe
Holy Smokes (2024)
as Mommy
Death of a Brewer (—)
Actor
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party (2006)
as Self
Lakewood Plaza Turbo (2013)
as Enid / Ginger (voice)
RZR Cyber Protocol (—)
as Det. Thompson
Anatomy of the Sun (—)
Actor
The Greatest Actress in the World (—)
Actor