Mena Alexendra Suvari is an American actress, fashion designer, and model who was born on 13th February, 1979 at Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Her mother Candice is a nurse and her father Ando Ivar Suvari is psychiatrist. She started her modelling career with a commercial of Ric-a-Roni. Then her family shifted to South Carolina. She started her acting career with movie Noweher in 1997 which was followed by American Pie in 1999, but she got critical recognition with five times Oscar awarded movie American Beauty. She has appeared in The Rage:Carrie 2, Loser, Sugar & spice, Spun, Trauma and HBO series Six feet Under.
Mena Suvari Religion
Mena's father was Estonian and her mother is of Greek, English, and German descent. Mena was raised in a Rhode Island home that was built in 1870. She seems to be Christian but she has not said anything in public about her beliefs.
Mena Suvari Political Views
She is non-political. She is kind hearten and generous girl.Mena Suvari is involved with several charities whose cause is breast cancer, the "End Violence Against Women" campaign, and tours high schools as a "Circle Of Friends" spokesperson, encouraging teenagers to quit smoking. She has quoted " I've chosen to get the word out to women, especially young women, that tobacco is not glamorous - it's addictive and smoking takes a serious toll on your health."
Who is she dating?
Mena married German cinematographer Robert Brinkmann in 2000.Brinkmann was 17 years her senior.She filed for divorce from cinematographer Robert Brinkmann after five years of marriage. The actress cited irreconcilable differences (10 May 2005).She announced her engagement to Italian Canadian Simone Sestito, having been in a relationship with him since September 2007. In 2012 she divorced him. Now she is single.
Mena Suvari Hobbies
Mena Loves singing. She has done her own singing in movie American Pie in 1999. Mena Suvari plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Starlight Children's Foundation. She has quoted "I love art and fashion." She attends many fashion shows.
Interesting Facts
Her first name "Mena", pronounced "MEE-nah".
People Weekly magazine titled an article about her "All-American Girl" (1999).
She sang in American Pie in 1999.
Her older brother A.J., formerly an Intelligence Analyst in the U.S. Army, is currently a real estate agent in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
She was ranked 69 by Maxim Magazine Top 100 Hottest in 2005.
She has a tattoo on her back of a lion's head over the words, "Word Sound Power".
She has a tattoo on her back of a lion's head over the words, "Word Sound Power".
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mena_Suvari
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002546/
