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Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

51 movies on Netflix

Biography

Mena Suvari is an American actress, producer, and model from Newport, Rhode Island, who began acting in television guest spots and made her film debut in the 1997 independent drama Nowhere. She broke through in 1999 with American Beauty (1999), playing Angela, which brought a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and with American Pie (1999), where she played Heather; she returned to that role in American Pie 2 (2001) and American Reunion (2012). Her other films include Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Loser (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001), Spun (2002), Rumor Has It... (2005), Stuck (2007), and Day of the Dead (2008). On television she appeared as Edie on Six Feet Under, a role that brought a Screen Actors Guild ensemble nomination, as Isabella on Chicago Fire, and as Elizabeth Short on American Horror Story: Murder House and Apocalypse. In 2024 she played Detective Thompson on RZR, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination. She has also modeled for Lancôme.

47years old

Turns 48 on February 13in 123 days

  • Born Newport
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Mena Alexandra Suvari (birth name)Also credited as Mena Adrianne Suvari

Movie Career

Films
51
Career span
28 years1997 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Beyond film

    Mena Suvari provided the voice of Aerith Gainsborough in 2006 for Kingdom Hearts II, a video game from Square Enix, and for the English-language version of Square Enix's film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, which came out straight-to-DVD in North America.

  2. First role

    Suvari moved into film by playing Zoe in Nowhere, a 1997 independent coming-of-age drama. Gregg Araki directed it, and James Duval, Rachel True, Heather Graham and Ryan Phillippe also appeared.

Mena Suvari movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. American Beauty1999 Drama, Romanceas Angela Hayes

    IMDb rating 8.31.3M votes

  2. American Reunion2012 Comedyas Heather

    IMDb rating 6.7236K votes

  3. American Pie 22001as Heather

    IMDb rating 6.5289K votes

  4. American Pie1999as Heather

    IMDb rating 7.0473K votes

  5. Loser2000as Dora Diamond

    IMDb rating 5.431K votes

  6. Day of the Dead2008as Sarah Bowman

    IMDb rating 4.523K votes

  7. Domino2005as Kimmie

    IMDb rating 5.972K votes

  8. Spun2002as Cookie

    IMDb rating 6.743K votes

Most often with

Stuart Gordon directed two of these films. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Natasha Lyonne, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Natasha LyonneScott Caan, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Scott CaanJason Biggs, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jason BiggsEddie Kaye Thomas, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Eddie Kaye ThomasMickey Rourke, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Mickey RourkeEugene Levy, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Eugene LevyStuart GordonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Stuart Gordon

Films together

  • Natasha Lyonne4 films together, 1998 to 2012
    Natasha Lyonne's page
  • Scott Caan4 films together, 1997 to 2007
    Scott Caan's page
    • Brooklyn Rules2007IMDb rating 6.3Suvari as EllenCaan as Carmine Mancuso
    • The Dog Problem2006IMDb rating 6.2Suvari as JulesCaan as Casper
    • Sonny2002IMDb rating 5.6Suvari as CarolCaan as Jesse
    • Nowhere1997IMDb rating 6.6Suvari as ZoeCaan as Ducky
  • Jason Biggs4 films together, 1999 to 2012
    Jason Biggs's page
    • American Reunion2012IMDb rating 6.7Suvari as HeatherBiggs as Jim Levenstein
    • American Pie 22001IMDb rating 6.5Suvari as HeatherBiggs as Jim Levenstein
    • Loser2000IMDb rating 5.4Suvari as Dora DiamondBiggs as Paul Tannek
    • American Pie1999IMDb rating 7.0Suvari as HeatherBiggs as Jim Levenstein
  • Eddie Kaye Thomas4 films together, 1999 to 2012
    Eddie Kaye Thomas's page
  • Mickey Rourke3 films together, 2002 to 2022
    Mickey Rourke's page
    • Hunt Club2022IMDb rating 3.4Suvari as CassandraRourke as Virgil
    • Domino2005IMDb rating 5.9Suvari as KimmieRourke as Ed Moseby
    • Spun2002IMDb rating 6.7Suvari as CookieRourke as The Cook
  • Eugene Levy3 films together, 1999 to 2012
    Eugene Levy's page
  • Stuart GordonDirector, 2 films, 2005 to 2007
    All films by Stuart Gordon
    • Stuck2007IMDb rating 6.4Suvari as Brandi Boski
    • Edmond2005IMDb rating 6.2Suvari as Whore
  • Also three films together9 more actors
    • Tara ReidAmerican Reunion (2012), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Pie (1999)
    • John ChoAmerican Reunion (2012), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Beauty (1999)
    • Seann William ScottAmerican Reunion (2012), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Pie (1999)
    • Shannon ElizabethAmerican Reunion (2012), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Pie (1999)
    • Thomas Ian NicholasAmerican Reunion (2012), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Pie (1999)
    • Chris KleinAmerican Reunion (2012), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Pie (1999)
    • Chris OwenAmerican Reunion (2012), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Pie (1999)
    • Alyson HanniganAmerican Reunion (2012), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Pie (1999)
    • Eli MarienthalAmerican Pie 2 (2001), American Pie (1999) and Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Mena Suvari's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.4 billion

24 of the 51 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 51 films: 24 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 18 figure not found.

  • 24Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 18Figure not found

Top grosser

American Beauty1999as Angela Hayes$356 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    American Beauty1999as Angela Hayes
    $356M24.7% of the total
  2. 2
    American Pie 22001as Heather
    $288M20.0% of the total
  3. 3
    American Pie1999as Heather
    $235M16.4% of the total
  4. 4
    American Reunion2012as Heather
    $235M16.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Rumor Has It...2005as Annie Huttinger
    $89M6.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Kiss the Girls1997as Coty Pierce
    $61M4.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Beauty Shop2005as Joanne
    $36M2.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Reagan2024as Jane Wyman
    $30M2.1% of the total
The Musketeer (2001), $27.1 millionDomino (2005), $22.9 millionLoser (2000), $18.0 millionThe Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), $17.8 millionSugar & Spice (2001), $13.3 millionSlums of Beverly Hills (1998), $5.5 millionFactory Girl (2006), $3.6 millionSpun (2002), $685,608Brooklyn Rules (2007), $458,232Nowhere (1997), $194,201Apparition (2019), $175,038Stuck (2007), $151,449Sonny (2002), $132,221The Opposite Sex (2014), $50,206Garden of Eden (2008), $22,083Standing Still (2005), $12,762

$110 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Mena Suvari's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Young Hollywood AwardsWon

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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