Mena Suvari in Los Angeles in early July. Her new memoir, "The Great Peace," deals openly with her early years being exploited by men in Hollywood. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) There are so ...

In 1999, Mena Suvari became a household name after taking on the role of Heather in American Pie. Her character was a good girl who followed the rules, but behind the scenes, Suvari was struggling to ...

Based on the Turpin family, the film tells the story of a couple who keep their children locked away from the outside world. For Mena Suvari, her latest role as an abusive mother in the Lifetime movie ...

Mena Suvari tells PEOPLE "this is a big process for me in accepting that something so beautiful had happened for me" Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over 30 years.

Mena Suvari achieved stardom when she appeared in 1999’s Oscar-winning film "American Beauty" – but the actress was "living a double life." "Between the ages of 12 and 20, I was the victim of repeated ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “I never was all right again,” Suvari wrote in the memoir, available now. “It feels strange when I ...

Mena Suvari has a new perspective when it comes to a specific memory of working with Kevin Spacey on the 1999 critically acclaimed film American Beauty. ET's Lauren Zima spoke with the 42-year-old ...

Mena Suvari’s name instantly conjures an indelible image: a blond, virginal beauty sprawled on a sea of velvety rose petals as red as her smiling lips, flashing a beguiling wave. Suvari was the very ...