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Birth Name: Mena Adrienne Suvari
Date of Birth: February 9, 1979
Place of Birth: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5 ' 4 "
Family:
Father: Ando
Mother: Candice
Brothers: AJ, Sulev and Yuri
Mena Suvari is named after an Egyptian godmother, and her sure name, Suvari, is the name of a river in Estonia (her father is estonina). Her father is a retired psychiatrist, and her mother is a nurse. Her three older brothers are all enlisted in the US army. After lying about her age (she was 12, but claimed to be 13), Mena signed with the agency Wilhelmina, and worked as a model for 5 years. While modeling, Mena also attending high school and received her high school degree. After she getting a job in an ad for Rice-A-Roni, she moved to Los Angeles with her parents. Mena Suvari appeared in several hit TV shows before hitting it big.
Mena Suvari appeared in the hospital TV dramas ER (1996) and Chicago Hope (1997). In 1997, she made her film debut in Nowhere, co-starring Denise Richards. In 1999, Mena Suvari played the role of a virginal choir girl Heather in American Pie, co-starring Jason Biggs, Tara Reid and Shannon Elizabeth. American Pie made the audiences flock to the movies and howl with laughter. Mena went from the innocent girl Heather in American Pie, to wild child temptress Angela in American Beauty (1999), starrig opposit Kevin Spacey. In the movie, Mena is the object of her best friend's father's obsession and rose-petaled sex fantasies. Mena Suvari received a Best Supporting Actress nomination by the British version of the Oscars, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Mena Suvari appeared on some of magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan and Vanity Fair.She also starred in the movie, American Virgin, and Loser, opposit American Pie co-star Jason Biggs. Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs starred in the music video Teenage Dirtbag, by Wheatus. In 2001, Mena made three movies: Sugar and Spice, American Pie 2, and The Musketeer. Mena also appeared in the HBO hit series Six Feet Under, in 2004. The 21-year-old Mena Suvari married 38-year-old Robert Brinkmann in March 18, 2000. She filed for divorce on May 10, 2005. Mena plays the role of "Joanne", an upper-crust opinionated socialite, in the film Beauty Shop (2005) and she appeared in Rumor Has It... (2005) co-starring Jannifer Aniston and Kevin Costner. | 
