Ando Suvari: What Happened To Mena Suvari’s Father?

Ando Suvari is the father of American actress, producer, fashion designer, and model Mena Alexandra Suvari. Ando’s daughter Mena Suvari has been featured in fashion blogs and magazines such as Seventeen, Vanity Fair, Elle, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and Details. She is known for her appearances in American Beauty, American Virgin, American Pie 2, Kiss the Girls, Day of the Dead and You May Not Kiss the Bride.

Ando Suvari: Bio Summary

Who Was The Father Of Mena Suvari?

Mena Suvari’s father is Ando Ivar Süvari. Ando was born on August 17, 1920, in Pärnu, Pärnumaa, Estonia to Johann Aleksander Süvari and Elfriede Marie Süvari. He was the brother of Sulev* Johann Süvari and Mangus Madis Süvari. Ando hasn’t provided much information about his family.

Details of Ando Suvari’s life as a child have not been made public. He was an Estonian from Pärnu. He was reportedly a student at Brown University. Ando is said to have studied psychiatry and obtained a doctorate in medicine. He finished his specialty training in psychiatry.

In 1954, Ando moved to Rhode Island. He worked as a psychiatrist in the mental health department of the state medical center (Rhode Island Medical Center) and also had a private practice. He retired in the year 1985. Ando worked hard and made some achievements in his work as a Psychiatrist.

Ando Suvari was honored by the State of Rhode Island for his many years of state service to the Rhode Island Medical Center, naming the Long Term Care Center in his name. Ando Suvari was married two times to two different women. He married Laine Nuuma. Their marriage was not in the spotlight.

Ando Suvari and Laine Nuuma got divorced. They were the parents of Agu Suvari, Madis Suvari, and Mari-Ann Suvari. After the divorce, Ando married nurse Candice Chambers. Candice is of Greek descent. Ando and Candice gave birth to three sons and one daughter. Their sons are Ando Survari Jr., Sulev Suvari, and Yuri Suvari.

Ando and Candice’s only daughter is Mena Alexandra Suvari. Mena who was born on February 13, 1979, in Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. became a well-known and successful actress, producer, fashion designer, and model although she had once thought of becoming an archaeologist, astronaut, or doctor.

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Ando Suvari and Candice Chambers’ family relocated to Charleston, South Carolina. At some point, Ando and Candice’s relationship fell apart. Their daughter Mena Suvari disclosed that the “family had pretty much fallen apart.” She said her mother Candice “had moved out and wanted to find herself.”

Mena Suvari added that her father Ando Suvari who was much older “was in decline mentally and physically.” Ando Suvari lived his life away from the spotlight. His daughter Mena was raped by a friend of one of her older brothers when she was 12 years old. She revealed this in her memoir The Great Peace: A Memoir.

According to Mena Suvari, “Part of me died that day. He used me, had fun with me and then disposed of me. He called me a whore. I never got to have a healthy expression of [sex]. My choice was lost. And that, compiled with already not feeling seen and heard, established a concept that I would have of myself. That that was my value.”

What Happened To Mena Suvari’s Father?

Mena Suvari’s father Ando Suvari has kicked the bucket (died). He passed away on March 02, 2012, in Virginia, United States. He took his last breath when he was at the age of 91. He is said to have died “peacefully at the home of his son, Ando, Jr., and daughter-in-law, Kerry Suvari, in Virginia Beach, VA.”

Ando Suvari was laid to rest at Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, according to Findagrave. He is survived by his children Agu Suvari MD, Madis Suvari Esq., Mari-Ann Burgoyne, Ando Survari Jr., Lt. Col. Sulev Suvari, Yuri Suvari, Mena Suvari, their spouses, ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.