Film and televisionאיריס בר

Iris Bahr

Iris Bahr is an American actress, writer, director and producer, known for her solo show Dai and her TV series Svetlana.

born 1977The solo show DaiThe TV series SvetlanaPlaying Rachel HeinemanTravel memoirs

Born: 1 January 1977, The Bronx
Occupation: actor, television actor, writer, director
Education: Brown University

Iris Bahr was born in 1977 in The Bronx

Iris Bahr was born in the Bronx, New York. After her parents divorced, she moved to Israel with her mother. She served in the IDF and later traveled through Southeast Asia and South America.

She graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, where she studied neuropsychology. She did neuroscience and cancer research at Stanford University and Tel Aviv University. A theater course during her studies led her to choose acting.

She began acting in New York and moved to Los Angeles after a truck hit her while she was cycling. She had guest roles on Friends, The King of Queens and The Drew Carey Show, and played Rachel Heineman in a Larry David comedy series. She wrote, directed, produced and starred in Svetlana, executive produced by Mark Cuban.

Her solo show Dai follows 10 characters in a Tel Aviv cafe before a suicide bombing. It won the Lucille Lortel Award and was performed at the United Nations. She has written several more solo shows and 3 books, including 2 travel memoirs.