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
- Only Rebels Win as Suzanne
- In a Whisper as Wahida
- The Arab as Mother
- Atonement as Mariam Khachaturian
2025
- Palestine 36 as Hanan
- Spices and Lies as Souhila
- Before What Comes After as Ms. Broquet
- No Beast. So Fierce. as Mishal
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
- Brother as Madame Miroun
- The Swallows of Kabul as Mussarat (voice)
- 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
- Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Dégradé as Eftikhar
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
- Peace After Marriage as Amani
- Games of Clouds and Rain as Blanche
- Le Donne della Vucciria ... (Director)
2012
- Square as Self
- Inheritance as Samira
- Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
- The Bag of Flour as Yasmine
2011
- The Promise as Old Jawda
- The Source as Fatima
- A Bottle in the Gaza Sea as Intessar
2010
- I Am Slave as Laila
- Miral as Hidi Husseini
- On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! ... (Co-Director)
- Habibti as Iman
- Everyday Is a Holiday as Hala
2009
- The Limits of Control as Driver
- Spy(ies) as Wafa
- Amreeka as Raghda Halaby
- Human Zoo as Mina
- Persecution as Marie
- Dawn of the World as Mastour's mother
- Pomegranates and Myrrh as Umm Habib
2008
- The Visitor as Mouna Khalil
- Kandisha as Mona Bendrissi
- Lemon Tree as Selma Zidane
- The Feelings Factory as Professor Sterne
- Minor Revelations
- The Wedding Guest as Jénane (Voice)
- Blanche as La voisine
- A Police Romance as Faty
- Mateo Falcone as La madre / Mother
2007
- Disengagement as Hiam
- Common Ground: Under Construction Notes as Self
- Conversations with My Gardener as The gardener's wife
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
- Nadia and Sarra as Nadia
- The Gate of the Sun as Um Youness
- La Danse Éternelle ... (Writer)
2003
- Tar Angel as Naïma Kasmi
2002
- Satin Rouge as Lilia
- We Need a Vacation as La mère de Lucien et de José
- A Loving Father as Salma
2001
- Bread as The Mother
2000
- Ali, Rabiaa and the Others as Rabiaa
1999
- Living in Paradise as Aïcha
- Raddem
1996
- When the Cat's Away as Une femme dans la cour
- Haifa as Oum Said
1994
- The Goldfish as Customer