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Mena Suvari
Age: 30
Height: 5' 4"
Birth Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Born: Feb. 13th, 1979
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BIOGRAPHY: Mena Adrienne Suvari was born on 13 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 (I), 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.
TRIVIA:
- Attended workshops at TVI Actors Studio.
- Last name "Suvari", pronounced "soo-VAHR-ee", is Estonian.
- Declared as the most "patriotic" artist of 2000 by Entertainment Weekly magazine, making allusion to her 3 consecutive movies with the word "American" on their titles: _American Pie (1999)_ (qv), _American Beauty (1999)_ (qv) and _American Virgin (2000)_ (qv). In 2001, she added _American Pie 2 (2001)_ (qv) to that list.
- Ranked #52 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
- Auditioned for the role of Mary Jane in _Spider-Man (2002)_ (qv).
- Mother is a nurse; father is a psychiatrist.
- Her father is Estonian.
- Did her own singing in _American Pie (1999)_ (qv).
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