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Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Birthday: 1960-11-30 | Place of Birth: Nazareth, Israel

Hiam Abbass (born November 30, 1960), also known as Hiam Abbas or Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress. She is known for her roles in the films Satin Rouge (2002), Haifa (1996), Paradise Now (2005), The Syrian Bride (2004), Free Zone (2005), Dawn of the World (2008), The Visitor (2008), Lemon Tree (2008), and Amreeka (2009). She had a small role in Steven Spielberg's Munich, a film depicting the response to the Munich Massacre, where she also served as a dialect and acting consultant. She directed two short films, Le Pain (2001), La Danse éternelle (2004). She portrays humanitarian Hind al-Husseini in Julian Schnabel's film Miral (2010), based on the life of Husseini and her orphanage.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Night

as    Mother (voice)

2022
Oussekine

as    Aïcha

2021
Gaza Mon Amour

as    Siham

2019
In Vitro

as    Dunia

2019
Brother

as    Madame Miroun

2019
Ramy

as    Maysa Hassan

2019
The Swallows of Kabul

as    Mussarat (voice)

2017
Blade Runner 2049

as    Freysa

2017
In Syria

as    Oum Yazan

2017
The State

as    Umm Salamah

2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings

as    Bithia

2014
May in the Summer

as    Nadine

2014
The Red Tent

as    Queen Re-Nefer

2014
The Red Tent

as    Queen Re-Nefer

2013
Rock the Casbah

as    Aicha

2013
Peace After Marriage

as    Amani

2011
Miral

as    Hidi Husseini

2011
The Promise

as    Old Jawda

2010
Everyday Is a Holiday

as    Hala

2009
Persecution

as    Marie

2009
Human Zoo

as    Mina

2009
Amreeka

as    Raghda Halaby

2009
Pomegranates and Myrrh

as    Umm Habib

2009
Spy(ies)

as    Wafa

2008
Kandisha

as    Mona Bendrissi

2008
The Visitor

as    Mouna Khalil

2008
Lemon Tree

as    Selma Zidane

2007
Conversations with My Gardener

as    The gardener's wife