Bahar Soomekh was born on March 20th 1975 in Tehran, Iran. At the tender age of 4, Bahar moved to Los Angeles with her parents and sister, where she has lived from then on. In her teen years, Bahar attended Sinai Akiba Academy and Beverly Hills High School and was in the school orchestra playing the violin. She graduated at the age of 17. After graduating, Bahar attended University of California at Santa Barbara. In the next few years, she became a successful actress and has since starred in Without a Trace, Crash, Mission Impossible III and has just landed her debut role in Saw III.