Hiam Abbass (born 30 November 1960), sometimes spelled as Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director. 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).
Known For
| Birth Location | Nazareth, Israel |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960-11-30 |
Movies
Bye Bye Tiberias
as Self
2024
Insidious: The Red Door
as Professor Armagan
2023
Hellraiser
as Menaker
2022
Night
as Mother (voice)
2021
Gaza Mon Amour
as Siham
2021
2020
The Swallows of Kabul
as Mussarat (voice)
2019
Brother
as Madame Miroun
2019
In Vitro
as Dunia
2019
When Arabs Danced
as Self
2018
Carnivores
as Amel, la mère
2018
Blade Runner 2049
as Freysa
2017
In Syria
as Oum Yazan
2017
I Still Hide to Smoke
as Fatima
2017
Dégradé
as Eftikhar
2016
Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Foreign Body
as Madame Bertaud
2016
The Sense of Wonder
as Dr. Mélanie Ferenza
2015
Nothing Escapes My Eyes
as Women
2015
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Bithia
2014
De guerre lasse
as Raïssa
2014
May in the Summer
as Nadine
2014
Peace After Marriage
as Amani
2013
Rock the Casbah
as Aicha
2013
Games of Clouds and Rain
as Blanche
2013
Inheritance
as Samira
2012
The Bag of Flour
as Yasmine
2012
The Source
as Fatima
2011
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
as Intessar
2011
Miral
as Hidi Husseini
2010
I Am Slave
as Laila
2010
Habibti
as Iman
2010
Everyday Is a Holiday
as Hala
2010
Persecution
as Marie
2009
Amreeka
as Raghda Halaby
2009
Dawn of the World
as Mastour's mother
2009
The Limits of Control
as Driver
2009
Human Zoo
as Mina
2009
Pomegranates and Myrrh
as Umm Habib
2009
Spy(ies)
as Wafa
2009
Kandisha
as Mona Bendrissi
2008
Mateo Falcone
as La madre / Mother
2008
The Wedding Guest
as Jénane (Voice)
2008
A Police Romance
as Faty
2008
2008
Lemon Tree
as Selma Zidane
2008
The Feelings Factory
as professeur Sterne
2008
Blanche
as La voisine
2008
Disengagement
as Hiam
2007
The Visitor
as Mouna Khalil
2007
Conversations with My Gardener
as The gardener's wife
2007
The Nativity Story
as Anna
2006
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
as Jenane (Voice)
2006
Munich
as Marie Claude Hamshari
2005
Paradise Now
as Said's mother
2005
The Demon Stirs
as Rim
2005
Sur les traces de Mélanie
as Madeleine
2005
Free Zone
as Leila
2005
The Syrian Bride
as Amal
2004
Nadia and Sarra
as Nadia
2004
The Gate of the Sun
as Um Youness
2004
Tar Angel
as Naïma Kasmi
2003
A Loving Father
as Salma
2002
Satin Rouge
as Lilia
2002
We Need a Vacation
as La mère de Lucien et de José
2002
2001
Ali, Rabiaa and the Others
as Rabiaa
2000
Living in Paradise
as Aïcha
1999
When the Cat's Away
as Une femme dans la cour
1996
Haifa
as Oum Said
1995
Le Poisson rouge
as Customer
1994
Love Conquers All
as Susan
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Movies
Le Donne della Vucciria
Director
2013
Le Donne della Vucciria
Writer
2013
Inheritance
Writer
2012
Inheritance
Director
2012
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
Co-Director
2010
La Danse Éternelle
Writer
2004
La Danse Éternelle
Director
2004
Bread
Director
2001
Bread
Writer
2001
