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.
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Known For
Ick
Staci
2024
Prey
Sue
2024
Breakwater
Kendra
2023
All You Need Is Blood
2023
Hunt Club
Cassandra
2023
Twisted Sister
Emily
2023
House of Chains
2022
The Greatest Inheritance
Rachel Dubose
2022
Deadly Cheer Mom
Deb
2022
Back Home Again
Mena Vulpes (voice)
2021
Fourth Grade
Barbara
2021
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jackie
2016
Badge of Honor
Jessica Dawson
2015
The Opposite Sex
Jane
2015
Don't Blink
Tracy
2014
Stalkers
Ivy Hinks
2013
The Knot
Sarah
2012
American Reunion
Heather
2012
Restitution
Heather
2011
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Tonya
2011
No Surrender
Amelia Davis
2011
Sex and Lies in Sin City
Sindy Murphy
2008
Day of the Dead
Sarah Bowman
2008
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Phlox Lombardi
2008
Garden of Eden
Catherine Bourne
2008
Stuck
Brandi Boski
2007
Brooklyn Rules
Ellen
2007
Factory Girl
Richie Berlin
2006
The Dog Problem
Jules
2006
Caffeine
Vanessa
2006
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
Self
2006
Orpheus
Sue Ellen
2006
Rumor Has It...
Annie Huttinger
2005
Domino
Kimmie
2005
Edmond
Prostitute
2005
Beauty Shop
Joanne
2005
Standing Still
Lana
2005
Trauma
Charlotte
2004
Spun
Cookie
2003
Sonny
Carol
2002
The Musketeer
Francesca Bonacieux
2001
American Pie 2
Heather
2001
Sugar & Spice
Kansas Hill
2001
Loser
Dora Diamond
2000
American Virgin
Katrina
2000
American Beauty
Angela Hayes
1999
American Pie
Heather
1999
The Rage: Carrie 2
Lisa Parker
1999
Slums of Beverly Hills
Rachel Hoffman
1998
Kiss the Girls
Coty Pierce
1997
Nowhere
Zoe
1997
The Wrecker
All There Is
Zoe
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
The Dresden Sun
Asha
Fireflies at El Mozote
Sarah
Anatomy of the Sun
Reagan
Jane Wyman
2024
Holy Smokes
Mommy
2024
Dark Obsession
Maya
2023
The Accursed
Alma
2022
Grace and Grit
Treya Wilber
2021
Locked In
Maggie
2021
Paradise Cove
Tracey
2021
What Lies Below
Michelle Wells
2020
Don't Tell a Soul
Carol
2020
The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
2020
Apparition
Anna Collins
2019
Becks
Elyse
2018
Psych: The Movie
Allison Cowley
2017
Lakewood Plaza Turbo
Enid / Ginger (voice)
2013
American Pie: Revealed
Self
2004
American Beauty: Look Closer...
Self
2000
Snide and Prejudice
Geli Raubal
1997
Devoted
Sarah
Down the Arm of God
Unbearable Christmas
Briefcase, 8
Closure
What Comes Next
Laura
GRQ the Movie
Viola
Strobe
RZR Cyber Protocol
Det. Thompson
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
American Woman
Kathleen · (11 episodes)
2018
Justice League Action
Killer Frost (voice) · (1 episode)
2016
South of Hell
Maria Abascal · (8 episodes)
2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Celebrity Name Game
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Clarence
Cynthia / Video Game Voice (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Clarence
Cynthia (voice) · (4 episodes)
2014
Clarence
Cynthia / Finsy (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Clarence
Cynthia / Store Clerk / Grandma (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Clarence
Cynthia / Baby (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Chicago Fire
Isabella · (7 episodes)
2012
American Horror Story
Elizabeth Short · (2 episodes)
2011
The Cape
Tracey Jerrod / Dice · (1 episode)
2011
The Talk
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Psych
Allison Cowley · (1 episode)
2006
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
(1 episode)
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Six Feet Under
Edie · (8 episodes)
2001
Atomic Train
Grace Seger · (2 episodes)
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · (1 episode)
1999
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
ER
Laura-Lee Armitage · (1 episode)
1994
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994
Boy Meets World
Laura · (1 episode)
1993
Boy Meets World
Hilary · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953