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I was not being loved. I was just a body': Mena Suvari on surviving sexual abuse, acting and American Beauty | Books | The Guardian
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Mena Suvari Explains Why She Didn't Tell 'American Pie' Cast About Her Abuse (Exclusive) | Entertainment Tonight
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Remember Mena Suvari? What? You Don't? Never Mind — It Turns Out the Naming Rights! Membership Option Was For Real and Someone Is Now Five Hundred Bucks Poorer Presents Nat
![MUBI UK & Ireland on X: "Mena Suvari appeared in three movies with 'American' in the title in 1999 alone. https://t.co/oEYZU7mE45" / X MUBI UK & Ireland on X: "Mena Suvari appeared in three movies with 'American' in the title in 1999 alone. https://t.co/oEYZU7mE45" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwHQphDXYAMVdmR.jpg:large)
MUBI UK & Ireland on X: "Mena Suvari appeared in three movies with 'American' in the title in 1999 alone. https://t.co/oEYZU7mE45" / X
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Mena Suvari Explains Why She Didn't Tell 'American Pie' Cast About Her Abuse (Exclusive) | Entertainment Tonight
![Heather from the 1999 film "American Pie," played by Mena Suvari. | American pie, Mena suvari, American Heather from the 1999 film "American Pie," played by Mena Suvari. | American pie, Mena suvari, American](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/07/e1/5e/07e15e94fa1f65dee6adbd51dadbc737.jpg)
Heather from the 1999 film "American Pie," played by Mena Suvari. | American pie, Mena suvari, American
![New York Film Academy Welcomes Acclaimed 'American Beauty' Actress Mena Suvari for The NYFA Q&A Series - NYFA New York Film Academy Welcomes Acclaimed 'American Beauty' Actress Mena Suvari for The NYFA Q&A Series - NYFA](https://www.nyfa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/american-pie-1-1024x1024.jpg)
New York Film Academy Welcomes Acclaimed 'American Beauty' Actress Mena Suvari for The NYFA Q&A Series - NYFA
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![Angel 👨🏽💻 on X: "My favorite thing about watching American Pie (1999) is the relationship between Heather (Mena Suvari) and Oz (Chris Klein). They've got elite chemistry, especially during the lacrosse practice Angel 👨🏽💻 on X: "My favorite thing about watching American Pie (1999) is the relationship between Heather (Mena Suvari) and Oz (Chris Klein). They've got elite chemistry, especially during the lacrosse practice](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0KOgYTakAElLOF.jpg:large)