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'{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Iris Bahr | image = <!-- just the name, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] --> | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | death_cause = | education = | alma_mater = {{plainlist|[[Brown University]], *Actors Center, New York}} | occupation = Actress, comedian, director, writer, producer, author | known_for = | notable_works = | awards = | website = | footnotes = <ref name=ContemporaryAuthors2008/><ref name=Robertson2007/> }} '''Iris Bahr''' is an American [[actor|actress]], [[comedian]], [[television director|director]], [[television writer|writer]], [[author]], [[Television producer|producer]] public speaking and performance coach aand host of the ''X-RAE'' podcast. She is best known for her recurring role as Rachel Heinemann on ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', Perla on "Hacks", her solo show ''DAI (enough)'', and her TV series ''Svetlana'', which she wrote, directed, starred in and produced with Mark Cuban. She is the author of three published books, ''Dork Whore'', ''Machu my Picchu'' and ''Book of Leon'' which she co-wrote with [[J. B. Smoove]]. ==Early life== Bahr was born in [[the Bronx]], New York, but [[Aliyah|immigrated]] to [[Israel]] with her mother at age 13, after her parents divorced.<ref name=Sebba2007>{{cite web|url=http://www.annesebba.com/journalist/iris_bahr_interview.htm |date=20 July 2007 |authorlink=Anne Sebba |first=Anne |last=Sebba |title=Interview with Iris Bahr |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106151357/http://www.annesebba.com/journalist/iris_bahr_interview.htm |archivedate=January 6, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Genzlinger">{{cite news|title=Theater as Russian Roulette, With a Blast That's Soon to Sound|work=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}}</ref> During her two years service in the [[Israel Defense Forces]]'s [[military intelligence]], she attained the [[Military rank|rank]] of [[sergeant]].<ref name=Robertson2007>{{cite news|work=[[New York Times]] |date=January 5, 2007 <!--|authorlink=Campbell Robertson--> |first=Campbell |last=Robertson |title=So Many Different People to Be, Onstage and Off, if She Can Dodge the Trucks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/theater/05bahr.html |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref><ref name="Hernandez">{{cite web|title=Culture Project Opens Iris Bahr Solo Dai (enough) Nov. 14|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103518.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201215835/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103518.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-01|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|publisher=Playbill|accessdate=2006-11-30|date=2006-11-14}}</ref> As a young woman, she traveled throughout [[Southeast Asia]] and [[South America]].<ref name="Lynch">{{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}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She is a [[magna cum laude]] graduate of [[Brown University]], where she studied [[neuropsychology]] and [[religious studies]].<ref name="Lynch" /> Bahr did neuroscience and cancer research at [[Stanford University]] and [[Tel Aviv University]].<ref name=ContemporaryAuthors2008>{{cite book |chapter=Iris Bahr |title=[[Contemporary Authors Online]] |location=[[Detroit]] |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |date=May 29, 2008 |accessdate=2012-05-10 |chapter-url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=BIC1&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000179084&mode=view&userGroupName=fairfax_main&jsid=91184681d93be86b877bc149d894e032 |id=GALE&#124;H1000179084 |via=[[Fairfax County Public Library]]}} Gale Biography In Context. {{subscription required}}</ref> ==Career== Bahr [[guest star]]red on a variety of television shows, including [[guest appearance]]s on "Hacks", "The Conners", ''Good Girls'', ''Losing Alice'', ''9-1-1'', ''[[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 in film|2006]], Bahr appeared in her first movie lead role in playing Amy Butlin in ''Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector'' alongside [[Larry the Cable Guy]]. In May 2006 she had a supporting role as [[Leonard Hofstadter]]'s co worker in the unaired pilot of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''. In November 2006, she opened her [[one man show|one woman show]] ''Dai (Enough)'' at the Culture Project in [[New York City]].<ref name="Hernandez" /> In the show, she plays ten different characters in a [[Tel Aviv]] cafe moments before a suicide bomber enters.<ref name="Genzlinger"/> Bahr received the 2008 [[Lucille Lortel Award]] for Best Solo Performance for ''Dai'', which also earned 2 [[Drama Desk Award]] nominations for Best Solo show and Best Sound Design. She also received a UK Stage Award Nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. Bahr was invited to perform ''Dai'' at the [[United Nations]] for over 100 [[ambassador]]s and delegates. She premiered her third solo show, ''I Lost You There'' at the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC in 2017. Her fourth solo show, a sequel to DAI, entitled ''DAI 2.0'', was slated to open in NYC in April 2020 but was canceled due to Covid. She reimagined the show for streaming and premiered the show to a live audience online in December 2020. Her fifth solo show, "See You Tomorrow" was nominated for the 2024 Helen Hayes Award and premiered in Washington DC. It is slated to run in Toronto in July 2024. Her sixth solo show, "Stories from the Brink" will premiere in Montreal in June 2024. In 2007, Bahr was a part of the film ''[[Poughkeepsie Tapes]]''. In this she plays an interviewed [[News broadcasting|news broadcaster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theshawtheatre.com/index.php?showid=390 |title=Shaw Theatre |publisher=Shaw Theatre |date= |accessdate=2012-05-10}}</ref> She moved to Los Angeles after a city truck injured her when it collided with her bicycle on [[Great Jones Street]] in New York.<ref name=Robertson2007/> Bahr's [[memoir]] entitled ''Dork Whore'' was published in 2007, and was translated into [[German language|German]], [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. It became a bestseller in Germany. The sequel, ''Macchu My Picchu'' chronicles her travels through South America. She co-wrote ''Book of Leon'', which came out in 2018, with comic [[J. B. Smoove|JB Smoove]]. Bahr was a series regular on the Israeli TV series ''Irreversible''. Bahr did [[voice acting]] work for the ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[computer game]]s ''[[Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Away Team]]'', released in 2000, 2003 and 2001 respectively. She followed this up with an appearance on the last episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', "[[Endgame (Voyager episode)|Endgame]]" in 2001. She also voiced the character of Madeline Taylor in ''[[Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix]]'' (2002). Bahr also had a weekly commentary on NPR's Los Angeles affiliate [[KCRW]] entitled "Social Studies",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ss |title=Social Studies |publisher=KCRW |date= |accessdate=2012-05-10}}</ref> featuring one of her characters - Svetlana, [[Russia]]n lady of the night and proprietor of the "St. Petersburg House of Discreet Pleasure."<ref>{{cite web|last=Roderick |first=Kevin |url=http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2007/06/morning_buzz_monday_61807.php |title=Morning Buzz: Monday 6.18.07 |publisher=LA Observed |date=June 18, 2007 |accessdate=2012-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ss/ss070618knocked_up_on_darfur |title=Knocked Up on Darfur - Social Studies on KCRW |publisher=Kcrw.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-10}}</ref> Svetlana was also a recurring guest on ''[[The Marc Maron Show]]'', and has done regular pieces for [[Kurt Andersen]]'s show on [[WNYC]]'s [[Studio 360]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2007/07/06 |title=Getty Fabulous: Live in L.A. |publisher=Studio 360 |date=2007-07-06 |accessdate=2012-05-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201082805/http://studio360.org/episodes/2007/07/06 |archivedate=2010-12-01 }}</ref> She is the host of the ''X-RAE'' podcast as her alter ego Rae Lynn Caspar White, a "Southern Intellectual, professional baby surrogate and sexpert". Her guests have included [[Lawrence O'Donnell]], [[Doug Liman]], author [[Roddy Doyle]], [[Andie MacDowell]], neuroscientists, academics and various comedians and artists. In 2023 she launched "The Near Death" podcast sharing both her own near death experiences and her guests. ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- |+ List of performances in film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2002 | ''Reality School'' | Student | Short film |- | 2004 | ''Exit 4A'' | Sibel | Short film |- | 2005 | ''The Unchosen Ones'' | Fiona, Rivka, Avivit and Aunt Rivka | Short film |- | 2006 | ''[[Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector]]'' | Amy Butlin | |- | 2006 | ''Mimesis'' | God | Short film |- | 2007 | ''Speed Dating'' | Lynn | Short film |- | 2007 | ''[[The Poughkeepsie Tapes]]'' | Psychiatrist |- | 2010 | ''[[Fair Game (2010 film)|Fair Game]]'' | CPD Agent | |- | 2010 | ''[[The Last Exorcism]]'' | Iris Reisen | |- | 2013 | ''[[9 Full Moons]]'' | Keren | |- | 2015 | ''How to Grow Your Own'' | Nina | |- | 2016 | ''Justification'' | Stranger | Short film |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- |+ List of performances on television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2001 | ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' | Female Cadet | Episode: "Endgame" |- | 2002 | ''[[The Rerun Show]]'' | Marcy D'arcy | Episode: "Married... with Children: Weenie Tot Lovers & Others Strangers/Bewitched: A Bunny for Tabitha" |- | 2002 | ''[[Strong Medicine]]'' | Ronnie Vongolia | Episode: "The Philadelphia Chromosome" |- | 2003 | ''[[Coupling (U.S. TV series)|Coupling]]'' | Alice | Episode: "A Foreign Affair" |- | 2003 | ''[[Columbo]]'' | Police Officer | Episode: "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" |- | 2003 | ''[[The Agency (2001 TV series)|The Agency]]'' | Sara Shamir | 1 episode |- | 2003 | ''[[List of Dragnet (2003 series) episodes|Dragnet]]'' | Becky | Episode: "The Cutting of the Swath" |- | 2003 | ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' | Mindy | Episode: "Drew Answers the Belle" |- | 2003 | ''[[Friends]]'' | Glenda | Episode: "The One with Ross's Tan" |- | 2004 | ''[[Significant Others (2004 TV series)|Significant Others]]'' | Dave's Wife | Episode: "A Date, Fate and Jail Bait" |- | 2005; 2024 | ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' | Rachel Heinemann | 4 episodes |- | 2006 | ''[[E-Ring]]'' | Rosa | Episode: "Hard Cell" |- | 2006 | ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' | Gilda | Uncredited<br />Episode: "Unaired Pilot" |- | 2006 | ''[[Commander in Chief (TV series)|Commander in Chief]]'' | Tuba Ozel | Episode: "Happy Birthday, Madam President" |- | 2007 | ''[[Shorty McShorts' Shorts]]'' | {{N/A}} | Voice role<br />Episode: "Too Many Robots" |- | 2007 | ''[[State of Mind (TV series)|State of Mind]]'' | Elizabeth Ellis | Episode: "Helpy Helperpants" |- | 2009 | ''[[Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]'' | Detective Donovan | Episode: "Instinct" |- | 2010–2011 | ''[[Svetlana (TV series)|Svetlana]]'' | Svetlana | Lead role; 23 episodes |- | 2011 | ''[[Eagleheart (TV series)|Eagleheart]]'' | Tiffany | Episode: "Death Punch" |- | 2015 | ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'' | Detective Adams | Episode: "Epitaph" |- | 2015 | ''[[The Brink (TV series)|The Brink]]'' | Talia Levy | 3 episodes |- | 2015 | ''[[Blunt Talk]]'' | Doctor | 2 episodes |- | 2017 | ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'' | Emily Gray | Episode: "The Ballad of Lady Frances" |- |2020 | ''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]'' | Arlene Branson | Episode: "Pinned" |- |2020 | ''[[Good Girls (TV series)|Good Girls]]'' | Clinic Doctor | Episode: "Egg Roll" |} ===Video games=== {| class="wikitable" |- |+ List of voice performances in video gaming ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2000 | ''[[Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force]]'' | Telsia Murphy | |- | 2001 | ''[[Star Trek: Away Team]]'' | Sira D'Qua | |- | 2001 | ''[[Star Trek: Armada II]]'' | {{N/A}} | |- | 2002 | ''[[Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix]]'' | Madeline Taylor | |- | 2003 | ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]'' | Ensign Telsia Murphy | |- | 2017 | ''[[Prey (2017 video game)|Prey]]'' | Sarah Elazar | |} ==Books== *{{cite book |authorlink=Iris Bahr |last=Bahr|first=Iris |title=DAI : (enough): a play |edition=1st |location=[[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], Illinois |publisher=[[Northwestern University Press]] |year=2009 |isbn=9780810126435 |lccn=2009024606}} *{{cite book |authorlink=Iris Bahr |last=Bahr|first=Iris |title=Dork whore: my travels through Asia as a twenty-year-old pseudo-virgin |edition=1st U.S. |location=[[New York, New York|New York]], New York |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]], Distributed to the trade by [[Holtzbrinck Publishers]] |year=2007 |isbn=9781596912342 |lccn=2006018506}} *{{cite book |authorlink=Iris Bahr |last=Bahr|first=Iris |title=Machu my Picchu: searching for sex, sanity and a soul mate in South America |others=maps by [[Piper Verlag]] |location=[[Guilford, Connecticut|Guilford]], Connecticut |publisher=[[Skirt!]] |year=2011 |isbn=9780762772773 |lccn=2011024307}} ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <!-- unused refs <ref name=HuffPo2009>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/iris-bahr/a-jew-goes-to-england_b_171138.html | work=[[Huffington Post]] | first=Iris | last=Bahr | title=A Jew Goes to England | date=March 2, 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref> --> }} ==External links== *[http://www.irisbahr.com/ Iris Bahr's official website] *[http://www.xraepod.com/ Iris Bahr's official podcast website] *{{IMDb name|52754|Iris Bahr}} *[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/theater/05bahr.html?ref=arts ''New York Times'' feature article on Iris Bahr] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120510191544/http://www.svetlanasworld.com/ Svetlana] website for TV series {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahr, Iris}} [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:Jewish American actresses]] [[Category:Jewish women writers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actresses from the Bronx]] [[Category:Brown University alumni]] [[Category:Israeli soldiers]] [[Category:American women writers]] [[Category:21st-century American actresses]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:American people of Israeli descent]] [[Category:Israeli people of American-Jewish descent]] [[Category:21st-century American Jews]] [[Category:American women comedians]] [[Category:Comedians from the Bronx]] [[Category:Jewish American comedians]] [[Category:Jewish female comedians]]'