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Mena Suvari: Rhode Island
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Mena Alexandra Suvari was born on 13 February 1979, in Newport, Rhode Island. Her father was Ando Suvari, a psychiatrist; and her mother Candice, a nurse. Mena's first name comes from her British Aunt named after the Mena Hotel (at the base of the pyramids in Egypt); her last name is Estonian. Mena has 3 older brothers. Mena started modeling at age 12, and her acting career began when she did a Rice-a-Roni commercial at age 13. She was ... a Wilhelmina model for a few years.
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Mena Adrienne Suvari was born February 9, 1979, in Newport, Rhode Island. The youngest child of parents Ando, a retired psychiatrist, and Candice, a nurse, the natural redhead has three older brothers, who all enlisted in the US army.
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Mena was raised in a Rhode Island home that was built in 1870 and which she and her brothers believed was haunted. They saw several apparitions over the years, all of which she believed were friendly.
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