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