Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari is an American actress, model and fashion designer. Her first television appearance was on a commercial for Rice-a-Roni at the age of 13. Suvari's first film role was in the 1997 movie Nowhere. In 1999 she starred as Angela Hayes in American Beauty which nominated her for a BAFTA award. Suvari plays on the World Poker Tour for the Starlight Children's Foundation.

Suvari collaborated with Echo Design and launched a three piece scarf collection, which features her own photography inspired by her love of nature silkscreened onto the silk chiffon as wearable art. A portion of the proceeds will go to Natural Resources Defense Council.

Suvari also had the role of Heather in two of the American Pie films in 1999 and in 2001, which nominated her for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. In 2004, she became a reoccurring character on the HBO series Six Feet Under in which she played a lesbian performance poet and artist, Edie. In 2008, Survari starred as stripper Sandy Mulphy who was accused of murdering her boyfriend in the Lifetime movie Sex and Lies in Sin City.

"It's nice when people want your autograph, but it's a little strange because I never expected it. I still kind of think, 'Oh, who am I?"

"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."

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1979: Born on February 13 in Newport, Rhode Island

• 1999: American Beauty - IMDb Listing

• 1999: American Pie - IMDb Listing

• 2000: Loser - IMDb Listing

• 2001: The Musketeer - IMDb Listing

• 2002: Spun - IMDb Listing

• 2004: Six Feet Under - IMDb Listing

• 2007: Day of the Dead - IMDb Listing

• 2008: Sex and Lies in Sin City - IMDb Listing