Hiam Abbass
Born: 1960-11-30 in Nazareth, Israel
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Arab as Mother
- Atonement as Mariam Khachaturian
- La dernière heure as Zeina
- In a Whisper as Wahida
- Only Rebels Win as Suzanne
2025
- Palestine 36 as Hanan
- Spices and Lies as Souhila
- No Beast. So Fierce. as Mishal
- Before What Comes After as Ms. Broquet
2024
- Bye Bye Tiberias as Self
- Night as Mother (voice)
2023
- Insidious: The Red Door as Professor Armagan
2022
- The Old Man as Abbey Chase
- Hellraiser as Menaker
- Oussekine as Aïcha
2021
- Gaza Mon Amour as Siham
2020
2019
- Ramy as Maysa Hassan
- The Swallows of Kabul as Mussarat (voice)
- Brother as Madame Miroun
- In Vitro as Dunia
2018
- Succession as Marcia Roy
- Carnivores as Amel, la mère
- When Arabs Danced as Self
2017
- Blade Runner 2049 as Freysa
- The State as Umm Salamah
- In Syria as Oum Yazan
- I Still Hide to Smoke as Fatima
2016
- The OA as Khatun
- Foreign Body as Madame Bertaud
- Dégradé as Eftikhar
- Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
- The Sense of Wonder as Dr. Mélanie Ferenza
- Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' as Self
- Nothing Escapes My Eyes as Women
2014
- Exodus: Gods and Kings as Bithia
- The Red Tent as Queen Re-Nefer
- May in the Summer as Nadine
- De guerre lasse as Raïssa
2013
- Rock the Casbah as Aicha
- Games of Clouds and Rain as Blanche
- Le Donne della Vucciria ... (Director)
- Peace After Marriage as Amani
2012
- Square as Self
- Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
- The Bag of Flour as Yasmine
- Inheritance as Samira
2011
- The Promise as Old Jawda
- The Source as Fatima
- A Bottle in the Gaza Sea as Intessar
2010
- Miral as Hidi Husseini
- I Am Slave as Laila
- Habibti as Iman
- On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! ... (Co-Director)
- Everyday Is a Holiday as Hala
2009
- The Limits of Control as Driver
- Pomegranates and Myrrh as Umm Habib
- Spy(ies) as Wafa
- Persecution as Marie
- Human Zoo as Mina
- Amreeka as Raghda Halaby
- Dawn of the World as Mastour's mother
2008
- The Visitor as Mouna Khalil
- Lemon Tree as Selma Zidane
- Minor Revelations
- Blanche as La voisine
- The Feelings Factory as Professor Sterne
- Kandisha as Mona Bendrissi
- The Wedding Guest as Jénane (Voice)
- A Police Romance as Faty
- Mateo Falcone as La madre / Mother
2007
- Common Ground: Under Construction Notes as Self
- Conversations with My Gardener as The gardener's wife
- Disengagement as Hiam
2006
- Babel ... (Dialogue Coach)
- The Nativity Story as Anna
- Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest as Jenane (voice)
2005
- Munich as Marie Claude Hamshari
- Paradise Now as Said's Mother
- Free Zone as Leila
- The Demon Stirs as Rim
- Sur les traces de Mélanie as Madeleine
2004
- The Syrian Bride as Amal
- The Gate of the Sun as Um Youness
- Nadia and Sarra as Nadia
- La Danse Éternelle ... (Writer)
2003
- Tar Angel as Naïma Kasmi
2002
- We Need a Vacation as La mère de Lucien et de José
- Satin Rouge as Lilia
- A Loving Father as Salma
2001
- Bread as The Mother
2000
- Ali, Rabiaa and the Others as Rabiaa
1999
- Raddem
- Living in Paradise as Aïcha
1996
- When the Cat's Away as Une femme dans la cour
- Haifa as Oum Said
1994
- The Goldfish as Customer