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MENA SUVARI

MENA-SUVARI
  • OCCUPATION

    Actor

  • HOMETOWN

    Newport, RI

  • CURRENT RESIDENCE

    Los Angeles, CA

Mena Suvari is an actress, model, and activist whose starring roles in American Pie and Academy Award-nominated American Beauty received a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Young Hollywood Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance, and a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress.  Her television credits include ER, Chicago Hope, and Six Feet Under, for which she received an additional Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.  Suvari is a spokesmodel of Lancôme cosmetics, and a long-standing champion of the African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref).

What would the title of your auto-biography be?
To Be Continued

What can’t you travel without and why?
My amazing beauty products from Epicuren because I’m very particular about what I use on my skin.

Where is your favorite travel destination?
Italy.

If you could choose one person to show you “their New York City,” who would it be and why?
Definitely my girl Bianca Bianconi, because we share a lot of the same likes & style. And she knows all the coolest spots!

What or who inspired you recently and why?
I was recently in Atlanta working on ‘American Reunion’ and got into running. I’ve run 3 races at this point & look forward to competing in many more for charity. It’s a true thrill!