Mena Suvari
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.
Known For
American Horror Story
2011
Saturday Night Live
1975
Chicago Fire
2012
The View
1997
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
ER
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Psych
2006
The Tamron Hall Show
2019
Chicago Hope
1994
The Talk
2010
Filmography
American Horror Story
as Elizabeth Short · 2011
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
Chicago Fire
as Isabella · 2012
The View
as Self · 1997
The View
as Self - Guest · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
ER
as Laura-Lee Armitage · 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Psych
as Allison Cowley · 2006
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Chicago Hope
as Ivy Moore · 1994
The Talk
as Self · 2010
Six Feet Under
as Edie · 2001
Clarence
as Cynthia / Video Game Voice (voice) · 2014
Clarence
as Cynthia (voice) · 2014
Clarence
as Cynthia / Finsy (voice) · 2014
Clarence
as Cynthia / Store Clerk / Grandma (voice) · 2014
Clarence
as Cynthia / Baby (voice) · 2014
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self · 1996
Boy Meets World
as Laura · 1993
Boy Meets World
as Hilary · 1993
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self · 1999
Lip Sync Battle
as Self · 2015
V Graham Norton
as Self · 2002
Justice League Action
as Killer Frost (voice) · 2016
American Pie
as Heather · 1999
American Beauty
as Angela Hayes · 1999
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Celebrity Name Game
as Self · 2014
American Reunion
as Heather · 2012
American Pie 2
as Heather · 2001
Kiss the Girls
as Coty Pierce · 1997
High Incident
as Jill Marsh · 1996
The Cape
as Tracey Jerrod / Dice · 2011
Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant · 2025
American Woman
as Kathleen · 2018
Rumor Has It...
as Annie Huttinger · 2005
South of Hell
as Maria Abascal · 2015
Fireflies at El Mozote
as Sarah · 2025
Atomic Train
as Grace Seger · 1999
The Musketeer
as Francesca Bonacieux · 2001
The Rage: Carrie 2
as Lisa Parker · 1999
Reagan
as Jane Wyman · 2024
Beauty Shop
as Joanne · 2005
Domino
as Kimmie · 2005
Prey
as Sue · 2024
Day of the Dead
as Sarah Bowman · 2008
Don't Tell a Soul
as Carol · 2020
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
· 2006
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
as Elizabeth · 2026
Sugar & Spice
as Kansas Hill · 2001
What Lies Below
as Michelle Wells · 2020
Loser
as Dora Diamond · 2000
The Opposite Sex
as Jane · 2015
Nowhere
as Zoe · 1997
Psych: The Movie
as Allison Cowley · 2017
Slums of Beverly Hills
as Rachel Hoffman · 1998
Factory Girl
as Richie Berlin · 2006
You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Tonya · 2011
The Accursed
as Alma · 2022
Time of Death
as Dr. Allison Burrell · 2026
Spun
as Cookie · 2003
Standing Still
as Lana · 2005
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Jackie · 2016
Edmond
as Prostitute · 2006
Brooklyn Rules
as Ellen · 2007
Ick
as Staci · 2025
Hunt Club
as Cassandra · 2023
Breakwater
as Kendra · 2023
Badge of Honor
as Jessica Dawson · 2015
Rough Draft
as Annabelle
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
as Phlox Lombardi · 2008
Don't Blink
as Tracy · 2014
Grace and Grit
as Treya Wilber · 2021
Restitution
as Heather · 2011
The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
as Nicole Brown Simpson · 2020
American Pie: Revealed
as Self · 2004
Sex and Lies in Sin City
as Sindy Murphy · 2009
Locked In
as Maggie · 2021
Stuck
as Brandi Boski · 2007
The Dresden Sun
as Asha · 2026
Trauma
as Charlotte · 2004
Dark Obsession
as Maya · 2023
All You Need Is Blood
as Vivien Vance · 2023
American Virgin
as Katrina · 2000
American Beauty: Look Closer...
as Self · 2000
No Surrender
as Amelia Davis · 2011
Organism 46-B The Unseen
as Dr Alexandria King
Twisted Sister
as Emily · 2023
Paradise Cove
as Tracey · 2021
House of Chains
as Laura McGrath · 2022
Sonny
as Carol · 2002
The Wrecker
as Cheryl · 2025
The Greatest Inheritance
as Rachel Dubose · 2022
Back Home Again
as Mena Vulpes (voice) · 2021
Unbearable Christmas
Garden of Eden
as Catherine Bourne · 2008
Snide and Prejudice
as Geli Raubal · 1997
Caffeine
as Vanessa · 2006
The Dog Problem
as Jules · 2006
The Incredible Edible
The Knot
as Sarah · 2012
Kill Me Now
· 2026
Down the Arm of God
as Anna · 2026
Apparition
as Anna Collins · 2019
The Greatest Actress in the World
Lakewood Plaza Turbo
as Enid / Ginger (voice) · 2013
Deadly Cheer Mom
as Deb · 2022
Fourth Grade
as Barbara · 2021
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
as Self · 2006
Beyond the Rush
as Leah Grievess · 2024
RZR Cyber Protocol
as Det. Thompson
Stalkers
as Ivy Hinks · 2013
Briefcase, 8
Death of a Brewer
Becks
as Elyse · 2018
Orpheus
as Sue Ellen · 2006
GRQ the Movie
as Viola
Anatomy of the Sun
All There Is
as Zoe · 2025
What Comes Next
as Laura · 2025
Holy Smokes
as Mommy · 2024
Devoted
as Sarah
Strobe
as Jessica