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Hiam Abbass

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Hiam Abbass

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Nov 30, 1960 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Nazareth, Israel

Biography

Hiam Abbass (Arabic: هيام عباس; Hebrew: היאם עבאס; born 30 November 1960), also spelled Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director with Israeli and French citizenship. She is known for her roles in films such as The Syrian Bride (2004), Paradise Now (2005), Free Zone (2005), Munich (2005), The Visitor (2007), Lemon Tree (2008), Insyriated (2017), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). She gained prominence for her role as Marcia Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023). She has also acted in the Channel 4 series The Promise (2011), the Lifetime miniseries The Red Tent (2014), the Hulu comedy series Ramy (2019–present), and the Hulu drama series The Old Man (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article -, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026Only Rebels WinSuzanne
2026The ArabMother
2026In a WhisperWahida
2025No Beast. So Fierce.Mishal
2025Before What Comes AfterMs. Broquet
2025Spices and LiesSouhila
2025Palestine 36Hanan
2024Bye Bye TiberiasSelf
2024NightMother (voice)
2023Insidious: The Red DoorProfessor Armagan
2022HellraiserMenaker
2022OussekineAïcha
2022The Old ManAbbey Chase
2021Gaza Mon AmourSiham
2020Sofa So Good
2019BrotherMadame Miroun
2019The Swallows of KabulMussarat (voice)
2019In VitroDunia
2019RamyMaysa Hassan
2018CarnivoresAmel, la mère
2018When Arabs DancedSelf
2018SuccessionMarcia Roy
2017Blade Runner 2049Freysa
2017I Still Hide to SmokeFatima
2017In SyriaOum Yazan
2017The StateUmm Salamah
2016DégradéEftikhar
2016Foreign BodyMadame Bertaud
2016Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern EgyptSelf - Narrator (voice)
2016The OAKhatun
2015The Sense of WonderDr. Mélanie Ferenza
2015Nothing Escapes My EyesWomen
2015Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'Self
2014May in the SummerNadine
2014De guerre lasseRaïssa
2014Exodus: Gods and KingsBithia
2014The Red TentQueen Re-Nefer
2013Games of Clouds and RainBlanche
2013Rock the CasbahAicha
2013Peace After MarriageAmani
2012InheritanceSamira
2012Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
2012The Bag of FlourYasmine
2012SquareSelf
2011The SourceFatima
2011A Bottle in the Gaza SeaIntessar
2011The PromiseOld Jawda
2010MiralHidi Husseini
2010I Am SlaveLaila
2010Everyday Is a HolidayHala
2010HabibtiIman
2009AmreekaRaghda Halaby
2009Spy(ies)Wafa
2009Human ZooMina
2009Pomegranates and MyrrhUmm Habib
2009PersecutionMarie
2009Dawn of the WorldMastour's mother
2009The Limits of ControlDriver
2008Lemon TreeSelma Zidane
2008The VisitorMouna Khalil
2008The Feelings FactoryProfessor Sterne
2008Mateo FalconeLa madre / Mother
2008A Police RomanceFaty
2008KandishaMona Bendrissi
2008Minor Revelations
2008The Wedding GuestJénane (Voice)
2008BlancheLa voisine
2007Conversations with My GardenerThe gardener's wife
2007DisengagementHiam
2007Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf
2006The Nativity StoryAnna
2006Azur & Asmar: The Princes' QuestJenane (voice)
2005Paradise NowSaid's Mother
2005Free ZoneLeila
2005MunichMarie Claude Hamshari
2005The Demon StirsRim
2005Sur les traces de MélanieMadeleine
2004The Syrian BrideAmal
2004The Gate of the SunUm Youness
2004Nadia and SarraNadia
2003Tar AngelNaïma Kasmi
2002We Need a VacationLa mère de Lucien et de José
2002A Loving FatherSalma
2002Satin RougeLilia
2001BreadThe Mother
2000Ali, Rabiaa and the OthersRabiaa
1999Living in ParadiseAïcha
1999Raddem
1996HaifaOum Said
1996When the Cat's AwayUne femme dans la cour
1994The GoldfishCustomer
1989La nuit miraculeuse
-AtonementMariam Khachaturian
-The ShelterLeila
-Une famille française
-Immortelle
Directing
2019RamyDirector
2013Le Donne della VucciriaDirector
2012InheritanceDirector
2010On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!Co-Director
2004La Danse ÉternelleDirector
2001BreadDirector
Writing
2013Le Donne della VucciriaWriter
2012InheritanceWriter
2004La Danse ÉternelleWriter
2001BreadWriter
Crew
2006BabelDialogue Coach