Mena Suvari is an American actress and model best known for her roles in the late 1990s films American Beauty (1999) and American Pie (1999). Her performance in American Beauty earned her a BAFTA nomination as part of the ensemble cast, and the film won multiple Academy Awards. She reprised her role in several American Pie sequels, and Suvari has appeared in other films, including Spun (2002) and Rumor Has It (2005), and has worked in television, including roles on Six Feet Under and American Horror Story.