Mena Suvari
Born: 1979-02-13 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Vampires of the Velvet Lounge as Elizabeth
- The Dresden Sun as Asha
- Time of Death
2025
- Ick as Staci
- The Wrecker as Cheryl
- Fireflies at El Mozote as Sarah
- All There Is as Zoe
- Closure
- What Comes Next as Laura
2024
- Prey as Sue
- Reagan as Jane Wyman
- Beyond the Rush as Leah Grievess
- Holy Smokes as Mommy
2023
- Breakwater as Kendra
- Hunt Club as Cassandra
- Dark Obsession as Maya
- All You Need Is Blood as Vivien Vance
- Twisted Sister as Emily
2022
- The Accursed as Alma
- House of Chains as Laura McGrath
- The Greatest Inheritance as Rachel Dubose
- Deadly Cheer Mom as Deb
2021
- Locked In as Maggie
- Back Home Again as Mena Vulpes (voice)
- Paradise Cove as Tracey
- Grace and Grit as Treya Wilber
- Fourth Grade as Barbara
2020
- What Lies Below as Michelle Wells
- Don't Tell a Soul as Carol
- The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson as Nicole Brown Simpson
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Apparition as Anna Collins
2018
- American Woman as Kathleen
- Becks as Elyse
2017
- Psych: The Movie as Allison Cowley
2016
- Justice League Action as Killer Frost (voice)
- I'll Be Home for Christmas as Jackie
2015
- Lip Sync Battle as Self
- South of Hell as Maria Abascal
- The Opposite Sex as Jane
- Badge of Honor as Jessica Dawson
2014
- Clarence as Cynthia / Video Game Voice (voice)
- Celebrity Name Game as Self
- Don't Blink as Tracy
2013
- Stalkers as Ivy Hinks
- Lakewood Plaza Turbo as Enid / Ginger (voice)
2012
- Chicago Fire as Isabella
- American Reunion as Heather
- The Knot as Sarah
2011
- American Horror Story as Elizabeth Short
- The Cape as Tracey Jerrod / Dice
- You May Not Kiss the Bride as Tonya
- Restitution as Heather
- No Surrender as Amelia Davis
2010
- The Talk as Self
2009
- Sex and Lies in Sin City as Sindy Murphy
2008
- Day of the Dead as Sarah Bowman
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh as Phlox Lombardi
- Garden of Eden as Catherine Bourne
2007
- Stuck as Brandi Boski
- Brooklyn Rules as Ellen
2006
- Psych as Allison Cowley
- Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
- Edmond as Prostitute
- Factory Girl as Richie Berlin
- The Dog Problem as Jules
- Caffeine as Vanessa
- Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party as Self
- Orpheus as Sue Ellen
2005
- Rumor Has It... as Annie Huttinger
- Beauty Shop as Joanne
- Domino as Kimmie
- Standing Still as Lana
2004
- Trauma as Charlotte
- American Pie: Revealed as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Spun as Cookie
2002
- V Graham Norton as Self
- Sonny as Carol
2001
- Six Feet Under as Edie
- American Pie 2 as Heather
- Sugar & Spice as Kansas Hill
- The Musketeer as Francesca Bonacieux
2000
- Loser as Dora Diamond
- American Virgin as Katrina
- American Beauty: Look Closer... as Self
1999
- American Pie as Heather
- American Beauty as Angela Hayes
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- The Rage: Carrie 2 as Lisa Parker
- Atomic Train as Grace Seger
1998
- Slums of Beverly Hills as Rachel Hoffman
1997
- The View as Self
- Kiss the Girls as Coty Pierce
- Nowhere as Zoe
- Snide and Prejudice as Geli Raubal
1996
- High Incident as Jill Marsh
1994
- ER as Laura-Lee Armitage
- Chicago Hope as Ivy Moore
1993
- Boy Meets World as Laura
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self