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. Bahar speaks fluent English, Persian, Spanish, and some Hebrew. She attended Sinai Akiba Academy, a Yeshiva, and Beverly Hills High School.where she played the v ...
