Description:
Mena Adrienne Suvari was born on 9 February 1979, in Newport,
Rhode Island. Her father was Ando Suvari, a psychiatrist; and her mother Candice,
a nurse. Mena's first name comes from her British Aunt named after the Mena
Hotel (at the base of the pyramids in Egypt); her last name is Estonian. Mena
has 3 older brothers. Mena started modeling at age 12, and her acting career
began when she did a Rice-a-Roni commercial at age 13. She was also a Wilhelmina
model for a few years. Mena attended middle school at the Ashley Hall all-girls
school in Charleston, South Carolina, and graduated from Providence High School
in Burbank, California.
Mena was a natural for movies: she is petite (5' 4"),
has blue eyes, and her natural hair color is blonde. Mena's breakout role was
as a choir girl in the teen comedy American Pie (1999). This was followed by
her great performance in American Beauty (1999), which she won a SAG award for
outstanding performance by a cast, and a BAFTA award nomination.
Mena married Robert Brinkmann, a cinematographer, on March
4, 2000.
Mena's hobbies include: jewelry making, photography, mountain
biking, and hiking. Her fans look forward to her new movies, in what promises
to be a long and successful career.
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