Mena Suvari
files for divorce

‘American Beauty’ co-star
cites irreconcilable differences

Kim D. Johnson / AP file

Mena Suvari arrives with her husband cinematographer Robert Brinkmann for a 2001 movie premiere. Suvari has filed for divorce from Brinkmann, according to a report. The two eloped just after her 21st birthday in 2000.

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updated 5:59 p.m. ET May 11, 2005

NEW YORK - Mena Suvari has filed for divorce from cinematographer Robert Brinkmann, her husband of five years.

The report by Us Weekly magazine was confirmed Wednesday by Suvari’s publicist, Melissa Kates. The statement said Suvari is claiming irreconcilable differences as the basis for her divorce petition, filed Tuesday.

Us Weekly said the court papers were filed in Los Angeles.

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Brinkmann, 43, and Suvari, 26, eloped in March 2000 just after the actress had turned 21.

The couple met while working on the cheerleading comedy “Sugar & Spice.” They recently collaborated on the upcoming “Standing Still,” a film directed by Matthew Weiss.

Suvari’s screen credits also include “American Beauty,” two “American Pie” films and “Beauty Shop.”