Mena Alexandra Suvari (/ˈmiË nÉ™ səˈvÉ'Ë ri/; born February 13,
1979) is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. After
beginning her career as a model and guest-starring in several
television series, she made her film debut in the drama Nowhere
(1997).Suvari rose to international prominence for her roles in the
1999 film American Beauty, for which she received a BAFTA Award
nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and in three of the American
Pie original films (1999â€"2001, 2012). Her other notable films
include Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Loser (2000), Sugar & Spice
(2001), Rumor Has It (2005), Stuck (2007), and You May Not Kiss the
Bride (2010).Suvari played recurring roles in the fourth season of HBO
drama series Six Feet Under (2004), garnering a Screen Actors Guild
Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama
Series, and in the second season of Chicago Fire (2013). She also
portrayed Elizabeth Short in the anthology series American Horror
Story: Murder House and reprised the role in American Horror Story:
Apocalypse and starred in the eight-episode series South of Hell
(2015).Suvari 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.
1979) is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. After
beginning her career as a model and guest-starring in several
television series, she made her film debut in the drama Nowhere
(1997).Suvari rose to international prominence for her roles in the
1999 film American Beauty, for which she received a BAFTA Award
nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and in three of the American
Pie original films (1999â€"2001, 2012). Her other notable films
include Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Loser (2000), Sugar & Spice
(2001), Rumor Has It (2005), Stuck (2007), and You May Not Kiss the
Bride (2010).Suvari played recurring roles in the fourth season of HBO
drama series Six Feet Under (2004), garnering a Screen Actors Guild
Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama
Series, and in the second season of Chicago Fire (2013). She also
portrayed Elizabeth Short in the anthology series American Horror
Story: Murder House and reprised the role in American Horror Story:
Apocalypse and starred in the eight-episode series South of Hell
(2015).Suvari 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.
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