Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass is a versatile actress known for her powerful performances in both film and television. She gained recognition for her roles in 'The Visitor' and 'Omar', showcasing her ability to portray complex characters. Abbass is celebrated for her distinct voice and strong presence, often... Read More
Known for
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential...
Succession (2018–)
The lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment...
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Only Rebels WinSuzanne and Osmane meet in crisis-ridden Beirut. Osmane is a young Sudanese man without papers, searching for a better future;... |
Suzanne | |
| 2026 |
AtonementBased on Dexter Filkins’ resonant New Yorker article of the same name, about Marine Lu Lobello, haunted by memories of... |
Mariam Khachaturian | |
| 2026 |
In a WhisperBack in Tunisia for her uncle's funeral, Lilia reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris,... |
Wahida | |
| 2026 |
The ArabHaroun is an old bachelor who has lived in Oran for several years. A retired civil servant, he leads a... |
Mother | |
| 2025 |
Spices and LiesMehdi's life lies on a fragile balance. He plays the role of the perfect Algerian son for his mother Fatima,... |
Souhila | |
| 2025 |
Palestine 36Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless... |
Hanan | |
| 2025 |
No Beast. So Fierce.In the aftermath of a bloody gang war, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to plot against... |
Mishal | |
| 2025 |
Before What Comes AfterIn a kind of philosophical dialogue, Doctor Augustin Masset and renowned writer Fabrice Toussaint discuss life and death… A whirlwind... |
Ms. Broquet | |
| 2024 |
NightNight has to trick the mother of the missing child into sleeping to save her soul. |
Mother (voice) | |
| 2024 |
Bye Bye TiberiasIn her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in... |
Self | |
| 2023 |
Insidious: The Red DoorTo put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper... |
Professor Armagan | |
| 2022 |
HellraiserA young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to... |
Menaker | |
| 2022 |
The Old ManDan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now lives off the grid. When an assassin arrives and tries... |
Abbey Chase | |
| 2022 |
OussekineAn examination of the terrible true events of December 5, 1986, that led to the death of a young student,... |
Aïcha | |
| 2021 |
Gaza Mon AmourIn Gaza, 60-year-old fisherman Issa has been secretly in love with Siham, a widow who works at the market. One... |
Siham | |
| 2020 |
Sofa So GoodIn the streets of New York, a young woman is relentlessly, stubbornly and desperately looking for a sofa. This is... |
Unknown character | |
| 2019 |
The Swallows of KabulSummer 1998—Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they... |
Mussarat (voice) | |
| 2019 |
BrotherBecause he wanted to protect his little brother, Teddy, a young man without a history, is accused of the murder... |
Madame Miroun | |
| 2019 |
In VitroIn an underground orchard in Bethlehem, decades after an otherworldly ecodisaster, two scientists discuss exile, loss and nostalgia. |
Dunia | |
| 2019 |
RamyRamy, the son of Egyptian immigrants, is on a spiritually conflicting journey in his New Jersey neighborhood, pulled between his... |
Maysa Hassan | |
| 2018 |
When Arabs DancedWriter, director, and journalist Jawad Rhalib presents a timely exploration of Muslim identity in relation to artistic expression and harmful... |
Self | |
| 2018 |
SuccessionFollow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back... |
Marcia Roy | |
| 2018 |
CarnivoresAt the dawn of her thirties, Mona tries relentlessly to take off as an actress. Time passes and proposals do... |
Amel, la mère | |
| 2017 |
Blade Runner 2049Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret... |
Freysa | |
| 2017 |
The StateThe experiences of four British men and women who leave their lives behind to join ISIS in Syria. |
Umm Salamah | |
| 2017 |
In SyriaA mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home. |
Oum Yazan | |
| 2017 |
I Still Hide to SmokeΑ tragi-comedy about 9 women of different ages and various backgrounds that gather in an Algerian hammam to talk about... |
Fatima | |
| 2016 |
The OASeven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for... |
Khatun | |
| 2016 |
DégradéA hot summer's day in the Gaza Strip. Today the electricity is on. Christine’s beauty salon is heaving with female... |
Eftikhar | |
| 2016 |
Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern EgyptIn 1952 a young Egyptian colonel named Gamal Abdel Nasser led a coup that became a revolution, winning the support... |
Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 |
Foreign BodyIn the turbulent aftermath of the Tunisian revolution, young Samia flees her homeland. She braves hostile seas in the crossing... |
Madame Bertaud | |
| 2015 |
The Sense of WonderLouise, a widow with two children, almost crushes a stranger with her car. She takes care of him, even if... |
Dr. Mélanie Ferenza | |
| 2015 |
Nothing Escapes My Eyes"Nothing Escapes My Eyes" is about a silent transformation of a place and a human being. Inspired by the texts... |
Women | |
| 2015 |
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Exodus: Gods and Kings," featuring interviews with the cast and crew.... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
The Red TentHer name is Dinah. In the Bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within... |
Queen Re-Nefer | |
| 2014 |
Exodus: Gods and KingsThe defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape... |
Bithia | |
| 2014 |
May in the SummerA bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds herself confronted... |
Nadine | |
| 2014 |
De guerre lasseAlex, the son of a gang boss from Marseilles, joins the French Foreign Legion to avoid a hit put out... |
Raïssa | |
| 2013 |
Peace After MarriageDesperate for companionship, a lonely, young Palestinian-American man agrees to marry an Israeli woman in need of a Green Card,... |
Amani | |
| 2013 |
Rock the CasbahThe whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed. |
Aicha | |
| 2013 |
Games of Clouds and RainLi Qin leaves her temperamental husband and unknowingly provides a trail for a detective who has been, for months, secretly... |
Blanche | |
| 2012 |
InheritanceA Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as... |
Samira | |
| 2012 |
Do Not Forget Me IstanbulSeveral directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and around the beautiful city... |
Unknown character | |
| 2012 |
The Bag of FlourBased on a true story, this beautifully-shot epic traces the life of Sarah, from her early years in a Catholic... |
Yasmine | |
| 2012 | Self | ||
| 2011 |
The SourceA comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual... |
Fatima | |
| 2011 |
A Bottle in the Gaza SeaTai is 17 years old. Naim is 20. She's Israeli. He's Palestinian. She lives in Jerusalem. He lives in Gaza.... |
Intessar | |
| 2011 |
The PromiseThe story of a young woman who goes to present-day Israel/Palestine determined to find out about her soldier grandfather's involvement... |
Old Jawda | |
| 2010 |
MiralA drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds... |
Hidi Husseini | |
| 2010 |
I Am SlaveBased on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer, the story unfolds as twelve-year-old Malia, daughter of champion wrestler Bah, is... |
Laila | |
| 2010 |
HabibtiA veiled Arab woman, steeped in tradition, journeys to London to visit her estranged daughter only to find her living... |
Iman | |
| 2010 |
Everyday Is a HolidayIt's Independence Day in Lebanon: three women who've never met before are on the same bus heading to visit a... |
Hala | |
| 2009 |
PersecutionA solitary man and his partner share a tense love/hate relationship. Their lives are disrupted when a stranger enters, gradually... |
Marie | |
| 2009 |
AmreekaEager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up... |
Raghda Halaby | |
| 2009 |
Dawn of the WorldThe Mesopotamian Marshes, at the delta of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in the south of Iraq. This is where... |
Mastour's mother | |
| 2009 |
The Limits of ControlA mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically... |
Driver | |
| 2009 |
Human ZooIn Marseille, the young Serbian-Albanian Adria Shala is an illegal immigrant traumatized by her past. Every now and then Adria... |
Mina | |
| 2009 |
Pomegranates and MyrrhA free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she... |
Umm Habib | |
| 2009 |
Spy(ies)In London, an airport baggage handler is forced by French and British intelligence agents to seduce the wife of a... |
Wafa | |
| 2008 |
KandishaShattered by the loss of her child, Nyla Jayde, a brilliant criminal defense attorney, takes on a case involving a... |
Mona Bendrissi | |
| 2008 |
Mateo FalconeCorsica in the 19th century. An isolated farm at the edge of some scrub. Left to alone by his parents,... |
La madre / Mother | |
| 2008 | Jénane (Voice) | ||
| 2008 |
A Police RomanceIn a small police station, Lieutenant Emilie Carange finds herself sexually attracted to Jamil Messaouden, a young rookie officer. When... |
Faty | |
| 2008 |
Minor Revelations"The choice of each period is intimate, as each period awakens a particular emotion in me. This emotion reflects what... |
Unknown character | |
| 2008 |
The VisitorA college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his... |
Mouna Khalil | |
| 2008 |
Lemon TreeSalma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli... |
Selma Zidane | |
| 2008 |
The Feelings FactoryA successful woman searches for romance by speed dating in this drama. Eloise has a great job and a great... |
Professor Sterne | |
| 2008 |
BlancheChloé, a young baby sitter, must look after Blanche, the daughter of Agnes and François, for the first time. Once... |
La voisine | |
| 2007 |
Common Ground: Under Construction NotesThe making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel is chronicled through an observational approach that captures the creative and logistical challenges... |
Self | |
| 2007 |
DisengagementA political drama centered around Israel's pullout from the occupied Gaza strip, in which a French woman of Israeli origin... |
Hiam | |
| 2007 |
Conversations with My GardenerA successful artist, weary of Parisian life and on the verge of divorce, returns to the country to live in... |
The gardener's wife | |
| 2006 |
The Nativity StoryMary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story.... |
Anna | |
| 2006 |
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' QuestRaised on tales of a Djinn fairy princess, Azur, a young Frenchman goes to North Africa in search of the... |
Jenane (voice) | |
| 2005 |
MunichDuring the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group... |
Marie Claude Hamshari | |
| 2005 |
Paradise NowTwo childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. |
Said's Mother | |
| 2005 |
The Demon StirsAnne Cestac accepts the obvious: her husband Julien, in his forties, has fallen madly in love with another woman. Annoyed,... |
Rim | |
| 2005 |
Free ZoneRebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement.... |
Leila | |
| 2005 |
Sur les traces de MélanieRachid learned of Mélanie's accidental death. He decides to follow in his footsteps by taking his friend's last walk again.... |
Madeleine | |
| 2004 |
The Syrian BrideIn Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged... |
Amal | |
| 2004 |
Nadia and SarraNadia is a 45 year old female professor at the University of Tunis. She is married and has a daughter... |
Nadia | |
| 2004 |
The Gate of the SunYousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance.... |
Um Youness | |
| 2003 |
Tar AngelNewly-arrived Ahmed tries to integrate his family to the canadian society, while attempting to control his son's life orientation. |
Naïma Kasmi | |
| 2002 |
A Loving FatherWriter Léo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets... |
Salma | |
| 2002 |
Satin RougeAfter the death of her husband, Lilia's life revolves solely around her teenage daughter, Salma. Whilst looking for Salma late... |
Lilia | |
| 2002 |
We Need a VacationIt is the end of the school year for the children of a dormitory town. Most of them leave the... |
La mère de Lucien et de José | |
| 2001 |
BreadA mother living in the French countryside bicycles into town to buy a baguette for her family, and makes a... |
The Mother | |
| 2000 |
Ali, Rabiaa and the OthersIn the 70s, Ali, Rabiaa, Driss, Abdellah and Hamid are a group of friends grow up in a heavy world... |
Rabiaa | |
| 1999 |
Living in ParadiseSet in France in 1961-1962 during the Algerian War, Living in Paradise is a thought-provoking examination of the lives of... |
Aïcha | |
| 1999 |
RaddemA young woman searches through war-torn and rebuilding Beirut for a man who took pictures of her home. A home... |
Unknown character | |
| 1996 |
HaifaHaifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, goes around and comes around in a Palestinian refugee camp.... |
Oum Said | |
| 1996 |
When the Cat's AwayWhen Chloe, a young Parisian, decides to take a long-overdue vacation, she has to find someone to look after Gris-Gris,... |
Une femme dans la cour | |
| 1994 |
The GoldfishA woman with her hands full finds navigating the city streets nearly disastrous for her aquatic pal but for the... |
Customer | |
| 1989 |
La nuit miraculeuseTo celebrate the bicentennial of the French revolution, an exposition of mannequins representing the deputies brought together in 1789 to... |
Unknown character | |
| TBA | Unknown character | ||
| TBA |
The ShelterLeila is a former concert pianist from Aleppo, which bore much of the brunt of the ghastly Syrian Civil War.... |
Leila | |
| TBA |
Your Turn, 203In 2023 Lebanon, Aida and her husband struggle to make ends meet after he has loses his job as a... |
Aida | |
| TBA |
Daughter of EdenIn 2006 London, a British-Iraqi nurse's need for answers draws her deep into another family’s life, after a chance encounter... |
Maryam | |
| TBA | Unknown character | ||
| TBA |
Occupational HazardsA Palestinian family in Jerusalem contend with the risk of forced displacement. |
Unknown character |
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Hiam Abbass is known for her roles in films such as 'The Visitor', 'Omar', and 'The Syrian Bride', which have garnered critical acclaim and showcased her acting prowess.
Hiam Abbass has received several awards, including the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in 'The Syrian Bride'.
Hiam Abbass's first film was 'The Wedding', which was released in 1998, marking the beginning of her successful acting career.
One of Hiam Abbass's most successful films is 'The Visitor', which received several nominations and won awards, significantly raising her profile in international cinema.
Hiam Abbass was born in Nazareth, Israel, and is of Arab descent. She has experienced a diverse cultural background that influences her acting.
Hiam Abbass's estimated net worth is around $3 million, reflecting her successful career in film and television.
Yes, Hiam Abbass has appeared in several television series, including her role in the HBO series 'Succession', where she gained further recognition.
Hiam Abbass often explores themes of identity, culture, and the complexities of human relationships in her films, reflecting her personal experiences and background.