An Iranian import since youth, dark-skinned, brunette beauty Bahar Soomekh is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School, and received a degree in environmental studies from the University of California. She worked a corporate gig and took acting classes at night, finally kicking off her entertainment career at the age of 27 in spot roles on programs like Without a Trace and Jag. In 2004, she joined the cast of Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, and Ludacris in the Academy Award winning movie Crash, starring as Dorri. She followed that with the silly family comedy A Lousy 10 Grand (2004), and more pop-ups in series like 24 and Bones, before she once again was cast in an award-winning drama, this time as Yassi in Syriana (2005) with George Clooney and Matt Damon. Bahar also appeared as Philip Seymour Hoffman’s translator in Mission: Impossible III (2006), and in another part three flick, Saw III (2006). This real-life mom (yep: milf material) teased us with some of that delicious Persian skin as the character Lynn Denton in the horror movie, dressed in a thin turquoise tank top revealing her perky pokies and a hint of cleavage. She must have made quite the impression with more than Mr. Skin, because she reprised the role in Saw IV (2007). While no more skintillating big-screen moments happened for Bahar, you can still adore her beauty in even more TV series, like Margo in Day Break for multiple episodes, a recurring role as Nazihah Alhabi in Castle, and one-shot spots in Ghost Whisperer, Miami Medical, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Parenthood, and Perception. We see, er saw you, Bahar, and we approve.
