Beyonce Knowles was born on September 4
Mena Suvari was born on February 9, 1979 in Newport, Rhode Island.
Mena attended middle school at the Ashley Hall all-girls school in Charleston,
South Carolina, and graduated from Providence High School in Burbank,
California.
Mena's acting career began when she did a Rice-a-Roni commercial at age
thirteen, followed by guest appearances on "Boy Meets World" (1993), "ER"
(1994), and "Chicago Hope" (1994). She launched her movie career in 1997,
picking up small roles in "Nowhere" (1997), "Kiss the Girls" (1997) and "Slums
of Beverly Hills" (1998). She landed a slightly meatier role as the best friend
of the telekinetic heroine in "The Rage: Carrie 2" (1999).
Mena's ticket to fame was the teen sex quest "American Pie" (1999), which cast
her as a wholesome high-schooler who falls for a jock. A few months later, she
turned even more heads as a vampish cheerleader in "American Beauty" (1999).
Mena Suvari then starred in "American Virgin" (2000) as the daughter of a porn
king.
Misspellings & aliases:
Meena, Mina, Menna, Mehna, Menae, Meehna, Menah, Suvvari, Suvarri, Suhvari,
Sovari, Suvaree, Suvare, Suvarih, Suvarie.
