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Mena Suvari

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 Bo... more

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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American Beauty
(1999)
Drama
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Runtime:
122 min
Director:
Sam Mendes
Cast:
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari
8.3
87%
84
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American Pie
(1999)
Comedy, Romance
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
Cast:
Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Alyson Hannigan, Shannon Elizabeth
7.0
61%
58
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American Reunion
(2012)
Comedy
The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t, and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship.
Runtime:
113 min
Director:
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Cast:
Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas
6.7
43%
49
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American Pie 2
(2001)
Comedy, Romance
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations and yes, a trip to band camp, they discover that times chan...
Runtime:
108 min
Director:
J.B. Rogers
Cast:
Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Seann William Scott, Eddie Kaye Thomas
6.4
52%
43
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Kiss the Girls
(1997)
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
Runtime:
115 min
Director:
Gary Fleder
Cast:
Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn
6.6
33%
46
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Spun
(2002)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old girlfriend, Amy.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Jonas Åkerlund
Cast:
Jason Schwartzman, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo, Chloe Hunter
6.8
37%
41
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Domino
(2005)
Action, Crime
The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
Runtime:
127 min
Director:
Tony Scott
Cast:
Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramírez, Delroy Lindo, Mo'Nique
5.9
N/A
36
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Factory Girl
(2006)
Drama, History
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
George Hickenlooper
Cast:
Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Mena Suvari, Jimmy Fallon
6.4
20%
45
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Rumor Has It...
(2005)
Comedy
Sarah Huttinger's return home with her fiance convinces her that the sedate, proper, country-club lifestyle of her family isn't for her – and that maybe the Huttinger family isn't even hers – as she uncovers secrets that suggest the Huttingers are neither sedate nor proper.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Rob Reiner
Cast:
Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo, Richard Jenkins
5.5
20%
35
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Slums of Beverly Hills
(1998)
Comedy, Drama
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Tamara Jenkins
Cast:
Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Eli Marienthal, Mena Suvari
6.6
81%
69
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Edmond
(2005)
Drama, Thriller
Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.
Runtime:
82 min
Director:
Stuart Gordon
Cast:
William H. Macy, Joe Mantegna, Denise Richards, Mena Suvari, Bokeem Woodbine
6.2
47%
61
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Stuck
(2007)
Crime, Horror, Thriller
A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.
Runtime:
85 min
Director:
Stuart Gordon
Cast:
Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
6.4
73%
61
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Nowhere
(1997)
Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Described as "90210 on acid", the film tells the story of a day in the lives of a group of college kids in Los Angeles and the strange lives they lead.
Runtime:
78 min
Director:
Gregg Araki
Cast:
James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Ryan Phillippe, Chiara Mastroianni
6.5
33%
44
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Psych: The Movie
(2017)
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and, of course, food!
Runtime:
80 min
Cast:
James Roday, Dulé Hill, Maggie Lawson, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen
7.6
100%
N/A
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Loser
(2000)
Comedy, Romance
On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Amy Heckerling
Cast:
Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear, Zak Orth, Thomas Sadoski
5.3
24%
35
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Beauty Shop
(2005)
Comedy, Romance
Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after repeatedly butting heads with her shady, over-the-top boss, Jorge, Norris sets out to create her own salon -- even snagging a few of Jorge's employees and clients. Now, J...
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Bille Woodruff
Cast:
Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari
5.6
38%
53
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Sugar & Spice
(2001)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Squad goes where no cheerleader has gone before: taking on a little after-school project known as bank robbery. But the A-Squad does things their way -- with sugar and spice -- forever chan...
Runtime:
81 min
Director:
Francine McDougall
Cast:
Marla Sokoloff, Marley Shelton, Melissa George, Mena Suvari, Rachel Blanchard
5.7
28%
48
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Brooklyn Rules
(2007)
Action, Drama, Thriller
Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty.
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Michael Corrente
Cast:
Alec Baldwin, Paulo Araujo, Mena Suvari, Daniel Tay, Ty Thomas Reed
6.3
45%
53
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The Dog Problem
(2006)
Comedy, Romance
In the film, Solo is a down-on-his-luck writer who is encouraged by his psychiatrist to get a dog. Solo meets his love interest, who he assumes to be a dog owner when meeting her at a dog play park, but dog problems stand in their way.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Scott Caan
Cast:
Giovanni Ribisi, Lynn Collins, Scott Caan, Mena Suvari, Sarah Shahi
6.3
63%
N/A
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The Musketeer
(2001)
Adventure
Young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been disbanded.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Peter Hyams
Cast:
Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth, Justin Chambers
4.8
11%
27
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You May Not Kiss the Bride
(2011)
Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
An unassuming pet photographer is thrown into serious action, adventure and romance when he's forced to marry a Croatian bride and spend his honeymoon at a remote tropical resort where she is kidnapped.
Runtime:
97 min
5.4
N/A
N/A
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The Rage: Carrie 2
(1999)
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
After the suicide of her only friend, Rachel has never felt more on the outside. The one person who reached out to her, Jessie, also happens to be part of the popular crowd that lives to torment outsiders like her. But Rachel has something else that separates her from the rest, a secret amazing ability to move things with her mind. Sue...
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Katt Shea
Cast:
Emily Bergl, Jason London, Amy Irving, J. Smith-Cameron, Dylan Bruno
4.7
N/A
42
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Sonny
(2002)
Crime, Drama
New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Nicolas Cage
Cast:
James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton, Mena Suvari, Nicolas Cage
5.7
23%
31
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
(2008)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast:
Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Mena Suvari, Nick Nolte
5.4
12%
38
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Day of the Dead
(2008)
Horror
When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead, a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.
Runtime:
86 min
Director:
Steve Miner
Cast:
Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon, Michael Welch, AnnaLynne McCord, Stark Sands
4.5
13%
N/A
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Standing Still
(2005)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A chain reaction of confrontations and romantic encounters occurs when college friends reunite for one's wedding.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Matthew Cole Weiss
Cast:
Jon Abrahams, Amy Adams, Roger Avary, Mena Suvari, Aaron Stanford
5.7
36%
38
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Caffeine
(2007)
Comedy
A fanciful battle of the sexes ensues when the relationships of the staff and patrons of a quirky London café are unexpectedly turned upside down by sudden revelations of terribly embarrassing secrets having to do with their sexual misadventures.
Runtime:
92 min
Cast:
Marsha Thomason, Mena Suvari, Callum Blue, Mark Pellegrino, Roz Witt
5.5
N/A
23
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Don't Blink
(2014)
Horror
Ten people arrive at a secluded mountain resort to find it completely deserted. With no gas for the return trip, the visitors are forced to stay and investigate the mystery surrounding the abandoned lodge.
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Travis Oates
Cast:
Mena Suvari, Brian Austin Green, Joanne Kelly, Robert Picardo, Fiona Gubelmann
4.8
N/A
N/A
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Trauma
(2004)
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Awaking from a coma to discover his wife has been killed in a car accident, Ben's world may as well have come to an end. A few weeks later, Ben's out of hospital and, attempting to start a new life, he moves home and is befriended by a beautiful young neighbour Charlotte. His life may be turning around but all is not what it seems and,...
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
Marc Evans
Cast:
Colin Firth, Mena Suvari, Naomie Harris, Sean Harris, Neil Edmond
4.7
29%
N/A
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Garden of Eden
(2008)
Drama
A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
John Irvin
Cast:
Jack Huston, Mena Suvari, Carmen Maura, Richard E. Grant, Caterina Murino
5.2
4%
28
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Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
(2006)
Documentary
In Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party film-makers Robert Brinkmann and Andrew Putschoegl follow Stephen on his birthday and document a performance he gives for the cameras and a group of friends, during which he tells stories about his experiences in Hollywood. Instead of his regular role as a supporting actor, Stephen takes the stage...
Runtime:
87 min
8.0
100%
N/A
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Atomic Train
(1999)
Action, TV Movie, Thriller
A train headed for Denver carrying nuclear waste and toxic materials is en route for disaster when it becomes a runaway. Renegade investigator and train enthusiast John Seger jumps on board in a bid to save thousand of innocent lives...
Runtime:
168 min
Director:
Dick Lowry, David Jackson
Cast:
Rob Lowe, Kristin Davis, Mena Suvari, Esai Morales, John Finn
4.7
N/A
N/A
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Badge of Honor
(2015)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two Narcotics Detectives find themselves in an intense investigation lead by a determined Internal Affairs Detective after a child is wrongfully shot dead in a violent drug bust.
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
Agustin
Cast:
Martin Sheen, Mena Suvari, Jesse Bradford, Natasha Henstridge
4.9
N/A
N/A
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Sex and Lies in Sin City
(2008)
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Star-studded thriller about the sordid murder of reckless Las Vegas casino mogul Ted Binion. This gritty film delves into the twisted world of Binion's beauty-queen-turned-stripper girlfriend, Sandy, and her secret lover. When Binion turns up dead of an overdose, all fingers point to Sandy, the beneficiary of his millions. A shockingly...
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Peter Medak
Cast:
Matthew Modine, Mena Suvari, Johnathon Schaech, Marcia Gay Harden
4.9
N/A
N/A
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Stalkers
(2013)
Drama
Revolves around a criminal prosecutor who penned the law on stalking in California and is based on the true story of a hot-head cop and polished district attorney who team to bring a stalker obsessed with her former lover to justice.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Mark Tonderai
Cast:
Mena Suvari, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Drea de Matteo
5.2
N/A
N/A
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The Opposite Sex
(2014)
Comedy
The story of Vince, New England's most successful divorce attorney. To Vince, life is one big competition, and losing is unacceptable. This also applies in his dating life with his love 'em and leave 'em approach. Then Vince meets Jane, who is beautiful, successful and also extremely driven. Together they enter into a series of enterta...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan
Cast:
Mena Suvari, Eric Roberts, Kristin Chenoweth, Dana Ashbrook, Kenan Thompson
4.6
N/A
N/A
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The Knot
(2012)
Comedy, Romance
A couple endures a series of mishaps right before their wedding day.
Runtime:
92 min
4.4
N/A
N/A
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No Surrender
(2011)
TV Movie, Thriller
Amelia's blog empowering women not to tolerate violent relationships has brought her fame, fortune and now someone is out to kill her. Is it the new man in her life, her now paroled ex who inspired the blog, or a deranged fan? Just as she has put the pieces of her life back together, Amelia must figure out who is behind the bizarre str...
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Tristan Dubois
Cast:
Mena Suvari, Stephanie Bauder, Serge Houde
4.8
N/A
N/A
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Restitution
(2011)
Action, Crime, Thriller
A true crime writer investigating a small town murder spree uncovers the devastating truth that changes the town forever.
Runtime:
101 min
3.7
N/A
N/A
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American Virgin
(2000)
Comedy
When your father is a pornographer, what can you do to shock him? If you're Katrina Bartalotti, you announce that you're going to lose your virginity -- live on the Internet, for the whole world to see.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Jean-Pierre Marois
Cast:
Bob Hoskins, Mena Suvari, Sally Kellerman, Ira Israel, Octavia Spencer
3.6
29%
30