Mena Suvari Net Worth

Mena Suvari's Quotes

• One of the things you learn being in the public eye is that you have the ability to raise awareness about serious issues, and, in the process, really help people. I've chosen to get the word out to women, especially young women, that tobacco is not glamorous - it's addictive and smoking takes a serious toll on your health.
• [Talking about working with Stuart Gordon on 2007's Stuck (2007)] The greatest thing about working with Stuart is that I love what he loves - stories like this. I really enjoy the dark side, and his work is so macabre. But as a director, he's very calm, yet he has this great energy. Initially, it was tough to dissect this character, but Stuart has given me ample freedom to ask questions and experiment with my performance.
• I'm accepting of who I am and how diverse I am and honoring that.
• I love art and fashion.
• You have to surround yourself with people who love you and want the best for you.

Interesting Facts about Mena Suvari

1. Graduated from Providence High School in Burbank, California class of 1997.
2. Her last name, "Suvari", pronounced "soo-VAHR-ee", is Estonian. Her father was Estonian, and her mother is American-born. Mena's maternal grandfather had Norwegian, German, and English ancestry, while Mena's maternal grandmother was the daughter of Greek immigrants.
3. First name "Mena", pronounced "MEE-nah".
4. Has 3 older brothers, 1 of them in the US army.
5. Mother is a nurse; father is a psychiatrist.
6. Mena was raised in a Rhode Island home that was built in 1870.
7. People Weekly magazine titled an article about her "All-American Girl" (1999).
8. Declared as the most "patriotic" artist of 2000 by Entertainment Weekly magazine, making allusion to her 3 consecutive movies with the word "American" on their titles: American Pie (1999), American Beauty (1999) and American Virgin (1999). In 2001, she added American Pie 2 (2001) to that list. And then, more than a decade later, she added yet another "American" film to her resume, with American Reunion (2012).
9. Did her own singing in American Pie (1999).
10. Auditioned for the role of Mary Jane in Spider-Man (2002).
11. Her older brother A.J., formerly an Intelligence Analyst in the U.S. Army, is currently a real estate agent in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
12. Filed for divorce from cinematographer Robert Brinkmann after five years of marriage. The actress cited irreconcilable differences (10 May 2005).
13. Attended workshops at TVI Actors Studio.
14. Named #69 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list.
15. Ranked #73 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
16. Ranked #52 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
17. Announced her engagement to Simone Sestito, having been in a relationship with him since September 2007.
18. Had early aspirations of becoming an archaeologist. She and her brothers used to dig holes in their backyard, looking for buried treasure.
19. Has a tattoo on her back of a lion's head over the words, "Word Sound Power".
20. Filed for divorce from her second husband Siomone Sestio after 1 year and 6 months of marriage and two months of separation [January 13, 2012].