Mena Alexandra Suvari has a rich and diverse ethnic background. Born on February 13, 1979, in Newport, Rhode Island, U.S., Mena’s ethnicity is a blend of 50% Estonian, 25% Greek, 12.5% Norwegian, and 12.5% a mix of German and English.
Mena Suvari’s father, Ando Iwar Sirmann (also known as Süvari), was from Pärnu, Estonia, giving her Estonian roots. Her mother, Candice, is American with Norwegian, German, and English ancestry from her father and Greek heritage from her mother. Mena’s name was inspired by her Egyptian godmother, reflecting her multicultural background.
(L-R) Mena Suvari, Jessica Belkin, Maya Stojan, and Isabella Blake-Thomas attend the world premiere of “Hunt Club” at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 28, 2023, in Hollywood, California (Credit: Koi Sojer / INSTARimages)
Mena Suvari’s height of 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm) is slightly below the average height for adult women in many parts of the world, which typically falls within the range of 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 7 inches (163 cm to 170 cm). She wears a shoe size 6 (US).
In 2012, she mentioned in the Belfast Telegraph that she stumbled into acting due to her short height, stating, “I fell into acting because I’m only 5ft. 4ins. So I didn’t make the model height.”
On Your Next Shoes, Mena Suvari elongates her height with heels from footwear brands like Brian Atwood, Susi Studio, Tamara Mellon, and Bionda Castana.
Mena Suvari boosts her height with chic polka-dot ankle-strap heels, showing off her perfect pedicure (Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock)
Mena Suvari flaunts her bold yellow pedicure in towering metallic platform heels, adding extra height to her look (Credit: S_Bukley / Shutterstock)
Mena Suvari in a Versace Collection dress at the 5th Annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival
In our minds, Mena Suvari will always and forever be “Angela” from ‘American Beauty’ — the naked girl lying on a bed of rose petals in Lester Burnham’s fantasies (Kevin Spacey’s character).
Sure, her breakout role might have been as “Heather” in ‘American Pie,’ but seriously, the former is a picture one can hardly forget.
We lost track of Mena after those two films (both came out in 1999), but it seems the pretty actress has done well for herself and matured quite gracefully. In July 2013, the then 34-year-old actress attended the opening night of the 5th Annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival.
Mena Suvari dazzling in a Versace masterpiece at the 5th Annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival in Los Angeles on July 31, 2013 (Credit: Daniel Tanner / WENN)
The Versace Collection dress fit Mena so perfectly that it could bring tears of oil from the gods of gear prints (okay, we’ll stop). The beautiful cutout hit the small of her back perfectly, accentuating her toned physique.
We love how the keyhole echoed the cutout without being over the top, creating that girl-in-an-art-gallery look in the front that contrasts with a sly vixen look at the back. The gold clutch, metallic sandal heels, and pin-straight blond hair only secured her spot as a golden girl.
It also appears that aside from looking forever young, Mena has a nice set of toes. Her feet are not perfect, but her toes are smooth; they look baby-soft! No, seriously, we’re not kidding. We’re even willing to overlook the bunion and the minor swelling in certain areas because, for someone who is 34, her feet certainly don’t look the part.
A closer look at Mena Suvari’s metallic strappy sandals and toes (Credit: Daniel Tanner / WENN)
Speaking of Mena’s feet, check out those gold strappy sandals. What do you think of the pair?