Suvari played choir girl Heather in the raunchy teen comedy and its sequels.
For all the jokes that were in theAmerican Piemovies, they were a serious lifeline for actressMena Suvari.
And, in fact, she was “brainwashed into being separated from those people.”
Mena Suvari looks back on ‘American Pie’.Gareth Cattermole/Getty
“American Piekind of, like, gave me my high school experience.
I didn’t go to prom.
I didn’t have a boyfriend in high school.
Mena Suvari acts in ‘American Pie’ in 1999.Universal/ Everett
It was hard,” Suvari said.
Even so, Suvari said “working on those films were the greatest gift to me.”
Suvari reprised her role in 2001’sAmerican Pie 2andAmerican Reunionin 2012.
