Iris Bahr

Iris Bahr

Iris Bahr is an American actress and writer. She has appeared on television programs such as "Friends" (as Glenda in The One with Ross's Tan), "Curb Your Enthusiasm", and "The King of Queens". Bahr also played a lead role in the 2006 film "".

Bahr earned a Drama Desk Award nomination in 2007 for Outstanding Solo Performance in her Off-Broadway one woman show "Dai" ("Enough"). Also in 2007, her memoir entitled "Dork Whore" was published.

Life before acting

Bahr was raised in The Bronx, but moved to Israel at age 12.cite web|title=Theater as Russian Roulette, With a Blast That's Soon to Sound|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2006-11-30|date=2006-11-17|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/theater/reviews/17dai.html?adxnnl=1&ref=theater&adxnnlx=1164921277-/UMt5y3aINxxdk3/xgfcAw] Bahr would go on to serve in the Israeli Army, where she would attain the rank of sergeant. cite web|title=Culture Project Opens Iris Bahr Solo Dai (enough) Nov. 14|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103518.htmlhttp://www.playbill.com/news/article/103518.html|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|publisher=Playbill|accessdate=2006-11-30|date=2006-11-14] As a young woman, she traveled throughout Southeast Asia and South America. cite news|title=Who's News by Lorrie Lynch|date=2006-05-21|accessdate=2006-11-30|publisher=USA Today|url=http://www.usaweekend.com/06_issues/060521/060521whosnews.html] She also attended Brown University, where she studied neuropsychology and religious studies.

Career

Bahr did voice acting work for the "Star Trek" computer games ', ' and ', released in 2000, 2003 and 2001 respectively. She followed this up with an appearance on the last episode of ', "Endgame" in 2001.

In the following years, Bahr guest starred on a variety of television shows. These roles included guest appearances on "Strong Medicine", "The Drew Carey Show", "Friends", and "The King of Queens", as well as recurring character Rachel Heinemann on "Curb Your Enthusiasm".

In 2006, Bahr appeared in her first lead role in a major motion picture, playing Amy Butlin in "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector" alongside Larry the Cable Guy. In November 2006, she opened her one woman show "Dai" ("Enough") at the Culture Project in New York City. In the show, she plays ten different characters in a Tel Aviv restaurant.

She currently does a weekly commentary on KCRW entitled "Social Studies", [http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ss] featuring one of her characters - Svetlana, Russian lady of the night and proprietor of the "St. Petersburg House of Discreet Pleasure." [http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2007/06/morning_buzz_monday_61807.php] [http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ss/ss070618knocked_up_on_darfur] "Svetlana" was also a recurring guest on The Marc Maron Show, and has been interviewed on WNYC's Studio 360. [http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2007/07/06]

Her memoir about her travels through Asia, titled "Dork Whore" was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in March 2007.

References

:Filmography: imdb name | id=0052754 | name=Iris Bahr

External links

* [http://home.earthlink.net/~ibarziv/ Iris Bahr's official website]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/theater/05bahr.html?ref=arts} "New York Times" feature article on Iris Bahr]
* [http://www.tv.com/iris-bahr/person/149544/summary.html Iris Bahr] at TV.com


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