Bahar Soomekh

Bahar Soomekh is an Iranianborn American actress and environmental activist. She is best known for her roles in the films Crash and Saw III.

Bahar was born in Tehran, Iran, to a devout Persian Jewish family. She moved with her parents and sister, Saba Soomekh, to Los Angeles, California, United States in 1979, to escape the Iranian Revolution. Soomekh attended Sinai Akiba Academy and Beverly Hills High School, where she played the violin in the school orchestra. In 1997, Soomekh earned a B.A. in environmental studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she also did some Theater. Following her graduation, Soomekh worked as a sales motivational manager at Showtime Networks while studying at the Shari Shaw Acting Studio in the evenings.

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