Mena Suvari
Biography
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Those roles rolled in. The teen was cast in Nowhere (1997), Kiss the Girls (1997), Snide and Prejudice (1998), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), The Rage: Carrie 2 (1998), Live Virgin (1999), Atomic Train (1999, TV), and the big one - American Pie (1999). Suvari was "noticed" for her work in Pie and snapped up for the hugely successful American Beauty that same year. For the latter, the talented young actor netted a British Academy award nomination, and shared Online Film Critics Society and Theatrical Motion Picture ensemble awards. Suvari was also named a Vanity Fair Star of Tomorrow, and one of YoungHollywood.com's Most Promising Faces. Lovingly tended and oft-visited webshrines devoted to their "incomparably beautiful" subject confirmed audience devotion.
The year 2000 saw the 21-year-old graduate from high school roles to silver screen college in the big-budget Loser. The actor next lent her voice to the animated Angry Beavers. Off-screen, Suvari delights industry press by being Best Dressed at every gala, but disappointed the fickle bunch with a "matronly upswept do" at the Oscars. "I still think I looked nice," the natty star shrugged, in interview. She and new (March, 2000) husband, cinematographer Robert Brinkman, kept media flurry down with a quiet wedding and low-key announcement.
Suvari's most recent project, Sugar and Spice (2001), puts her back in high school, but the costumes for the upcoming D'Artagnan will include no cheerleading outfits. Critically acclaimed for a range that takes her characters from sweet to vulgar, innocent to criminal, Suvari has found her calling in acting. Only 21, she has hopes of future behind-the-camera work - directing, she says, writing or producing. In the meantime, it looks as if she'll have plenty to do before the camera.
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