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
Kiss the Girls (1997)
as Coty Pierce
American Reunion (2012)
as Heather
Fireflies at El Mozote (2025)
as Sarah
Domino (2005)
as Kimmie
Rumor Has It... (2005)
as Annie Huttinger
Beauty Shop (2005)
as Joanne
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
as Lisa Parker
Prey (2024)
as Sue
Reagan (2024)
as Jane Wyman
The Musketeer (2001)
as Francesca Bonacieux
Nowhere (1997)
as Zoe
Loser (2000)
as Dora Diamond
Psych: The Movie (2017)
as Allison Cowley
Spun (2003)
as Cookie
Don't Tell a Soul (2020)
as Carol
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge (2026)
as Elizabeth
Sugar & Spice (2001)
as Kansas Hill
Edmond (2006)
as Prostitute
Day of the Dead (2008)
as Sarah Bowman
Factory Girl (2006)
as Richie Berlin
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
as Rachel Hoffman
The Opposite Sex (2015)
as Jane
Rough Draft (—)
as Annabelle
The Accursed (2022)
as Alma
You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011)
as Tonya
American Pie: Revealed (2004)
as Self
Time of Death (2025)
as Dr. Allison Burrell
What Lies Below (2020)
as Michelle Wells
The Wrecker (2025)
as Cheryl
Breakwater (2023)
as Kendra
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)
as Jackie
The Dresden Sun (2026)
as Asha
Dark Obsession (2023)
as Maya
The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson (2020)
as Nicole Brown Simpson
Brooklyn Rules (2007)
as Ellen
Stuck (2007)
as Brandi Boski
Hunt Club (2023)
as Cassandra
Ick (2025)
as Staci
Standing Still (2005)
as Lana
Locked In (2021)
as Maggie
The Dog Problem (2006)
as Jules
The Greatest Inheritance (2022)
as Rachel Dubose
American Virgin (2000)
as Katrina
Sonny (2002)
as Carol
Caffeine (2006)
as Vanessa
Back Home Again (2021)
as Mena Vulpes (voice)
Don't Blink (2014)
as Tracy
Badge of Honor (2015)
as Jessica Dawson
Sex and Lies in Sin City (2009)
as Sindy Murphy
Grace and Grit (2021)
as Treya Wilber
Trauma (2004)
as Charlotte
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
as Phlox Lombardi
Paradise Cove (2021)
as Tracey
Restitution (2011)
as Heather
Twisted Sister (2023)
as Emily
House of Chains (2022)
as Laura McGrath
The Knot (2012)
as Sarah
No Surrender (2011)
as Amelia Davis
Garden of Eden (2008)
as Catherine Bourne
Fourth Grade (2021)
as Barbara
Kill Me Now (—)
Actor
Stalkers (2013)
as Ivy Hinks
Lakewood Plaza Turbo (2013)
as Enid / Ginger (voice)
Apparition (2019)
as Anna Collins
American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000)
as Self
Beyond the Rush (2024)
as Leah Grievess
Unbearable Christmas (—)
Actor
Organism 46-B The Unseen (—)
as Dr Alexandria King
Snide and Prejudice (1997)
as Geli Raubal
Orpheus (2006)
as Sue Ellen
Down the Arm of God (2026)
as Anna
Death of a Brewer (—)
Actor
The Greatest Actress in the World (—)
Actor
All You Need Is Blood (2023)
as Vivien Vance
Briefcase, 8 (—)
Actor
GRQ the Movie (—)
as Viola
What Comes Next (2025)
as Laura
Deadly Cheer Mom (2022)
as Deb
All There Is (2025)
as Zoe
The Incredible Edible (—)
Actor
Strobe (—)
as Jessica
RZR Cyber Protocol (—)
as Det. Thompson
Becks (2018)
as Elyse
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party (2006)
as Self
Holy Smokes (2024)
as Mommy
Devoted (—)
as Sarah
Anatomy of the Sun (—)
Actor