Mena Suvari
- Born: 9 Feb, 1979
Best known as the object of Kevin Spacey's lust in 1999's celebrated "American Beauty", blonde, sleepy-eyed Mena Suvari would reach stardom with her film roles, but she got her start on television, acting in guest parts on "Boy Meets World" (ABC) and "Minor Adjustments" (UPN) before landing a recurring role as the daughter of a brash police sergeant on ABC's "High Incident" during the 1996-1997 season. More TV work followed, including 1997 appearances on "ER" and "Chicago Hope". That same year, the actress made her film debut with a small role in Gregg Araki's "Nowhere", the final installment in his Los Angeles-set teenage wasteland trilogy. She followed up with a supporting part in "Snide and Prejudice" (debut...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Ando Suvari: born c. 1923; of Estonian descent
- mother Candice Suvari: born c. 1947
- brother A J Suvari: born c. 1971; attended The Citadel and enlisted in the US Army
- brother Sulev Suvari: older; attended The Citadel and enlisted in the US Army
- brother Yuri Suvari: older
- husband Robert Brinkmann: born c. 1962; married in March 2000; had been married previously; met on the set of "Sugar and Spice"
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