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}} Mena Alexandra Suvari (born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, fashion designer and model. Shortly after beginning her career as a model, Suvari appeared in guest roles on such 1990s television shows as ''Boy Meets World'' and ''High Incident''. She made her film debut in the drama ''Nowhere'' (1997). She achieved international fame for her roles as Angela Hayes in ''American Beauty'' and Heather Gardner in ''American Pie'' (both 1999), the former earning her a BAFTA Award nomination. She reprised her role as Heather in ''American Pie 2'' (2001) and ''American Reunion'' (2012). She also appeared in ''The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999), ''Loser'' (2000), ''Sugar & Spice'' (2001), ''Spun'' (2002), ''Trauma'' (2004), and the HBO drama series ''Six Feet Under'' (2001–05). Suvari is a model for Lancôme cosmetics and print ads for Lancôme Paris Adaptîve and has been featured in several fashion blogs and magazines such as ''Vogue''. She is a long-time supporter and activist for the African relief organization, the African Medical and Research Foundation. ==Early life== Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the daughter of Candice, a nurse, and Ando Ivar Süvari, a psychiatrist. Her mother is of half Greek descent and her father was Estonian (from Pärnu).〔(Ando Ivar Süvari profile ), quidnessettmemorialcemetery.org; accessed April 4, 2015.〕 She has three older brothers. She began modeling as a preteen and soon after appeared in a Rice-A-Roni commercial. The family later relocated to Charleston, South Carolina, where her brothers attended The Citadel. Mena considered becoming an archaeologist, astronaut or doctor, when a modeling agency stopped by her all-girls school, Ashley Hall, to offer classes. By the time she started acting, she had been modeling for the New York-based Wilhelmina agency for five years. Suvari relocated to California, and attended Providence High School in Burbank, graduating in 1997. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mena Suvari」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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