Lethally blonde: Mena Suvari gets scary on set to portray stalker obsessed with her former lover

Taking a key role in a Lifetime movie has been a right of passage for many a big name star.
Rob Lowe, Naomi Watts, Kristen Dunst and Jennifer Love Hewitt have all taken starring roles and lest you forget, the channel brought LeAnn Rimes and husband Eddie Cibrian together in a real-life drama that really should be retold by the channel at some point.
Now American Beauty alum Mena Suvari, 33, is taking her turn and being savvy, she's opted to play a baddie... a stalker to be precise.

Baby's got her gun! Mena Suvari looked like she meant business on the set of Stalkers in Vancouver on Thursday

Mena and Henry Simmons have joined the cast of Lifetime’s two-hour original movie Stalkers (formerly Whisper Of Fear), starring Drea De Mateo and Jodi Lyn O’Keefe.
It's inspired by a true story from the book Whisper Of Fear: The True Story Of The Prosecutor Who Stalks The Stalkers by Rhonda Saunders, a criminal prosecutor who wrote the law on stalking in California.
Stalkers follows Diane Harper - de Matteo - a passionate cop with a troubled past, and ambitious Da - O’Keefe - who team up to bring a stalker (Suvari), obsessed with her former lover, to justice.
Simmons plays Harper’s partner Cliff.

Taking a break: Drea De Matteo and Mena kept taking the chance to warm themselves up from the chilly Vancouver weather

Hard at it: Mena plays a stalker in the film about the real-life struggle to chance stalking laws in California

Getting the bad guys... and gals: Jodi Lyn O'Keefe looked like she had justice on her mind

It seems that with her girlish past behind her, Suvari is seeking to mix things up a bit by developing an edgier appeal both on and off the screen.

The twice-divorced blonde is currently dating tattoo artist Salvador Sanchez.
And it would appear having a new man in her life has given Mena a new-found positivity.
Writing on her Twitter page, she said: 'Love your life and live it well... commit to discovering your dreams and making them come true.'

Star of the show: De Matteo has a higher billing in the made-for-TV movie

Dangerous obsession: But Mena's character will allow her to be seen in a new light

Well heeled: O'Keefe is the prosecutor who tries to bring stalkers like Suvari's character to justice

The star's new relationship comes following the breakdown of her second marriage to her now ex-husband, Simone Sestito.
The former couple split last November after less than two years of marriage.
Divorce proceedings were said to have become tense amid reports Sestito asked for $17,000 a month from the actress, alleging she earns $750,000 a year.
However, her representative said the pair eventually mediated their issues and resolved the situation.

Gripping: Suvari was spotted filming what were possibly end scenes

The comely arm of the law: De Matteo plays a passionate cop with a difficult past

Mena's first marriage to cinematographer Robert Brinkmann ended in 2005 after a five-year union, and she recently admitted all her exes end up hating her and she isn't on good terms with any of them.
She said: 'I've never run into an ex who I have fallen back in love with. They all end up hating me.'
The look of love: Mena seemed to be gazing at her beau adoringly as he picked up the bill for their refreshments inside