Bahar Soomekh
Biography
Bahar Soomekh is an Iranian-American actor who grew up in Los Angeles after her family moved there from Tehran in 1979, and who later left performing for a career in real estate. She studied environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating in 1997, and took acting classes while working in motivational sales, a job she eventually quit to act full time. Guest spots on programs such as JAG and 24 came early. Her breakthrough was Dorri in Crash (2005), the Academy Award winner for Best Picture, and People magazine included her in its Class of 2006. She followed with Syriana and Mission: Impossible III (2006), starred as Dr. Lynn Denlon in the horror film Saw III (2006), and had a recurring role as Margo on Day Break. Her final film was Just like a Woman (2012).
51years old
Turns 52 on March 30in 139 days
- Born Veracruz
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 7 years2005 to 2012
Every film, newest first
- 2012Just Like a WomanIMDb rating 5.5
- 2007Saw IVIMDb rating 5.9
- 2006Mission: Impossible IIIIMDb rating 6.9
- 2006Saw IIIIMDb rating 6.2
- 2005CrashIMDb rating 7.7
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Big break
Soomekh gave up her day job to act full-time, and within three months she had won her part in Crash.
A change of course
Soomekh took acting classes while she was employed in motivational sales, a job she held after she graduated from UCSB.
Bahar Soomekh movies on Netflix
Most often with
Darren Lynn Bousman directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Also two films together2 more actors
- Lyriq BentSaw IV (2007) and Saw III (2006)
- Betsy RussellSaw IV (2007) and Saw III (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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