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Bahar Soomekh (Persian: بهار سومخ born March 30, 1975) is an Iranian-born American Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actress and environmental activist. She began acting in the early 2000s, and is perhaps best known for her film roles in the films Crash (2004), Mission: Impossible III (2006), and Saw III (2006). Image File history File links Lynndenlon. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... The Actor: The Screen Actors Guild Award Statue The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... The SAG Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film. ... Crash is an Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Paul Haggis. ... â€œFarsiâ€ redirects here. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Actor: The Screen Actors Guild Award Statue The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ... Crash is an Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Paul Haggis. ... Saw III is the third installment in the Saw horror film series. ...

Biography

Early life

Bahar Soomekh was born in Tehran, Iran, to a devout Persian Jewish family. "Soomekh" is a common surname among the Iranian Jewish community and her name, "Bahar", means "spring" in Persian. Soomekh's mother was from Tehran, and her father was from Hamadan. She moved with her parents and sister, Saba Soomekh, to Los Angeles, United States in 1979, to escape the Islamic Revolution of Iran.^[1] She attended Sinai Akiba Academy, a Yeshiva, and Beverly Hills High School, where she played the violin in the school orchestra. She had played the violin for 13 years. Bahar got her degree in environmental studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. After university, she traveled throughout Europe. Upon her return, Soomekh began working at a corporate job in sales to pay of her debt from the trip. Bahar was miserable and unhappy working in the corporate job. She wanted to pursue her real passion, acting. So she took acting classes at night from 7PM to 2AM, before quitting her job to pursue a full-time acting career.^[1] In just five short years, Bahar was able to establish herself as a successful Hollywood actress. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A modern-day synagogue in Iran. ... â€œFarsiâ€ redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Avicennas tomb in Hamedan Hamadan or Hamedan ( Persian: Ù‡Ù…Ø¯Ø§Ù† ) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ... Beverly Hills High School (usually abbreviated as Beverly or as BHHS) is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a coeducational public university located in Santa Barbara County, California. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Career

In the beginning of her career, in the years 2002-2004, Sommekh has guest starred on several television shows, including two different roles on JAG. Her role on the 4th season of 24, playing the role of Turkish terrorist Habib Marwan's wife, was edited out of the show; her scenes are preserved only in the deleted scenes section of the DVD. Bahar has later appeared in several films, including Academy Award-winning movies Crash (2004) as Dorri, and Syriana (2005) as Yassi. The whole cast of Crash had won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. Bahar got some more attention playing Davian's Translator in Mission: Impossible III (2006). That same year, Soomekh was one of 100 Most beautiful people in the world, as named by People. She had one of the lead roles in the horror film Saw III, which began filming in May and was released to theaters on October 27, 2006. Recently, she portrayed Margo on the television series Day Break, which aired from 2006-2007. In five years, Soomekh was established herself as a successful Hollywood actress. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... JAG (the American Military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is a popular American adventure and drama television show, that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television. ... For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... Habib Marwan is a fictional character played by Arnold Vosloo on the television show 24 and main villain of Season 4. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Crash is an Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Paul Haggis. ... Syriana is a 2005 Academy Award-winning geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan. ... Crash is an Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Paul Haggis. ... The Actor: The Screen Actors Guild Award Statue The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... Horror Movie redirects here. ... Saw III is the third installment in the Saw horror film series. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Day Break is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. ...

Activism

The teaching of tikkun olam, to heal the world, guides Bahar's life. She works on environmental and children's causes. Soomekh also uses her name to be involved with organizations like the Green Cross. "I have the ability to use my name and be involved with such phenomenal organizations like the Green Cross … and the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), which was an organization I started raising money for when I was a kid, and then here I am coming back and I'm working with them now," Soomkeh says. "But also a huge issue for me has become limb deficiency for kids around the world. Kids that are neglected because of some sort of disability—you see that a lot in China and you see that in Africa—I think that's a very important thing." ^[2] Tikkun olam (Hebrew: ×ª×™×§×•×Ÿ ×¢×•×œ×) is a Hebrew phrase which translates to repairing the world. ... Green Cross Corporation (æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾ãƒŸãƒ‰ãƒªåå—; Kabushiki Gaisha Midori JÅ«ji) was one of pharmaceutical companies in Japan. ...

Personal life

Soomekh has said that Judaism developed who she is and enriched her life and that she would like to raise her children in the Jewish religion.^[3] Soomekh married an avid surfer named Clayton, who converted to Judaism in order to marry her, in 2001 and they have a son born in 2005. They celebrate Shabbat every Friday night with their family, attend synagogue frequently, and celebrate the Jewish holidays. Bahar has said that one important Jewish teaching for her is tikkun olam, since she is an environmentalist. She is very proud of her Jewish Persian heritage and told Isaac Mizrahi at the Oscars, "Just because I'm in Hollywood doesn't mean that I forget that I'm Persian or that I'm Jewish. Judaism is not only my religion—it's my identity".^[4] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew ×’×™×•×¨, giur, conversion) is the religious conversion of a previously non-Jewish person to the Jewish religion. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... A synagogue (from ancient Greek: , transliterated synagogÄ“, assembly; Hebrew: beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: , shul; Ladino: , esnoga) is a Jewish house of worship. ... Jewish holiday, (or Yom Tom or chag or taanit in Hebrew) is a day that is holy to the Jewish people according to Judaism and is usually derived from the Hebrew Bible, specifically the Torah, and in some cases established by the rabbis in later eras. ... Tikkun olam (Hebrew: ×ª×™×§×•×Ÿ ×¢×•×œ×) is a Hebrew phrase which translates to repairing the world. ... Bold textHello ... A modern-day synagogue in Iran. ... Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961) is an American fashion designer. ... This article is about the Persian people, an ethnic group found mainly in Iran. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...

Filmography

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References

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External links

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