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
2025
- Time of Death as Dr. Allison Burrell
- Ick as Staci
- The Wrecker as Cheryl
- Fireflies at El Mozote as Sarah
- All There Is as Zoe
- 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
- Twisted Sister as Emily
- All You Need Is Blood as Vivien Vance
2022
- The Accursed as Alma
- House of Chains as Laura McGrath
- Deadly Cheer Mom as Deb
- The Greatest Inheritance as Rachel Dubose
2021
- Locked In as Maggie
- Paradise Cove as Tracey
- Fourth Grade as Barbara
- Back Home Again as Mena Vulpes (voice)
- Grace and Grit as Treya Wilber
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
- Badge of Honor as Jessica Dawson
- The Opposite Sex as Jane
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
- No Surrender as Amelia Davis
- Restitution as Heather
2010
- The Talk as Self
2009
- Sex and Lies in Sin City as Sindy Murphy
2008
- Day of the Dead as Sarah Bowman
- Garden of Eden as Catherine Bourne
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh as Phlox Lombardi
2007
- Brooklyn Rules as Ellen
- Stuck as Brandi Boski
2006
- Psych as Allison Cowley
- Factory Girl as Richie Berlin
- Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
- Edmond as Prostitute
- The Dog Problem as Jules
- Orpheus as Sue Ellen
- Caffeine as Vanessa
- Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party as Self
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
- The Musketeer as Francesca Bonacieux
- Sugar & Spice as Kansas Hill
2000
- Loser as Dora Diamond
- American Virgin as Katrina
- American Beauty: Look Closer... as Self
1999
- American Beauty as Angela Hayes
- American Pie as Heather
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- Atomic Train as Grace Seger
- The Rage: Carrie 2 as Lisa Parker
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
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Boy Meets World as Laura
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self