Early life
Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island to Ando Süvari, an Estonian-American psychiatrist, and Candice, a Greek American nurse. By the age of twelve, Suvari was modeling; she starred in a Rice-a-Roni commercial by the age of thirteen. Attended Providence High School, in Los Angeles, California, class of 1997.
Career
Suvari made appearances in television shows such as Boy Meets World and ER at the age of sixteen (fifteen for her first appearance on the former). In 1999, Mena starred in the Oscar winning American Beauty and the popular American Pie. She followed these movies with roles in such movies as Loser (2000), The Musketeer (2001), and Spun (2002). Suvari is the only actress to appear in three consecutive movies that start with the word "American": American Pie (1999), American Beauty (1999), American Virgin (2000). Suvari also became a recurring character in the fourth season of the critically acclaimed HBO serial Six Feet Under in 2004, as lesbian performance poet and artist, Edie.
In 2006, she took the voice role of Aerith Gainsborough in the Square Enix/Disney video game Kingdom Hearts II, as well as the English-language version of Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. She has lead roles in the upcoming remake of the zombie movie Day of the Dead as well as Stuart Gordan's "Stuck".
Personal life
Suvari married German-born cinematographer Robert Brinkmann on March 18, 2000. The marriage was notable as Brinkmann is 18 years older than Suvari. However, Suvari filed for legal separation from Brinkmann on April 24, 2005, citing irreconcilable differences. The two divorced in May of the same year. In Summer 2005, she began dating break dancer Mike "Murda" Carrasco.
Is quoted on her website as saying, "I really like most styles of music. I am very much into hip-hop, soul, funk, and especially reggae, and really, there are too many artists to mention, but I like a lot of old school music."[citation needed]
Suvari also plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Starlight Children's Foundation charity.
