Actor

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass’s screen credits include Freysa in Blade Runner 2049, Mother in The Arab, and Mariam Khachaturian in Atonement.

Born November 30, 1960 Nazareth, Israel3 movies on MoviHero

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Blade Runner 2049

2017 · 2h 44m · Drama · Science Fiction

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The Arab

2026 · 1h 46m · Drama

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Atonement

2026 · 1h 58m · Drama · War

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About Hiam Abbass

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.

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2026
Only Rebels Win
Suzanne
2026
In a Whisper
Wahida
2025
Spices and Lies
Souhila
2025
Palestine 36
Hanan
2025
No Beast. So Fierce.
Mishal
2025
Before What Comes After
Ms. Broquet
2024
Night
Mother (voice)
2024
Bye Bye Tiberias
Self
2023
Insidious: The Red Door
Professor Armagan
2022
Hellraiser
Menaker
2021
Gaza Mon Amour
Siham
2020
Sofa So Good
Actor
2019
The Swallows of Kabul
Mussarat (voice)
2019
Brother
Madame Miroun
2019
In Vitro
Dunia
2018
When Arabs Danced
Self
2018
Carnivores
Amel, la mère
2017
In Syria
Oum Yazan
2017
I Still Hide to Smoke
Fatima
2016
Dégradé
Eftikhar
2016
Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Foreign Body
Madame Bertaud
2015
The Sense of Wonder
Dr. Mélanie Ferenza
2015
Nothing Escapes My Eyes
Women
2015
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Self
2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Bithia
2014
De guerre lasse
Raïssa
2014
May in the Summer
Nadine
2013
Peace After Marriage
Amani
2013
Rock the Casbah
Aicha
2013
Le Donne della Vucciria
Writer · Director
2013
Games of Clouds and Rain
Blanche
2012
Inheritance
Director · Writer · Samira
2012
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
Dima
2012
The Bag of Flour
Yasmine
2011
The Source
Fatima
2011
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
Intessar
2010
Miral
Hidi Husseini
2010
I Am Slave
Laila
2010
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
Director
2010
Habibti
Iman
2010
Everyday Is a Holiday
Hala
2009
Persecution
Marie
2009
Amreeka
Raghda Halaby
2009
Dawn of the World
Mastour's mother
2009
The Limits of Control
Driver
2009
Human Zoo
Mina
2009
Pomegranates and Myrrh
Umm Habib
2009
Spy(ies)
Wafa
2008
Kandisha
Mona Bendrissi
2008
Mateo Falcone
La madre / Mother
2008
The Wedding Guest
Jénane (Voice)
2008
A Police Romance
Faty
2008
Minor Revelations
Actor
2008
The Visitor
Mouna Khalil
2008
Lemon Tree
Selma Zidane
2008
The Feelings Factory
Professor Sterne
2008
Blanche
La voisine
2007
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
2007
Disengagement
Hiam
2007
Conversations with My Gardener
The gardener's wife
2006
The Nativity Story
Anna
2006
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Jenane (voice)
2005
Munich
Marie Claude Hamshari
2005
Paradise Now
Said's Mother
2005
The Demon Stirs
Rim
2005
Free Zone
Leila
2005
Sur les traces de Mélanie
Madeleine
2004
The Syrian Bride
Amal
2004
Nadia and Sarra
Nadia
2004
The Gate of the Sun
Um Youness
2004
La Danse Éternelle
Director · Writer
2003
Tar Angel
Naïma Kasmi
2002
A Loving Father
Salma
2002
Satin Rouge
Lilia
2002
We Need a Vacation
La mère de Lucien et de José
2001
Bread
Director · Writer · The Mother
2000
Ali, Rabiaa and the Others
Rabiaa
1999
Living in Paradise
Aïcha
1999
Raddem
Actor
1996
Haifa
Oum Said
1996
When the Cat's Away
Une femme dans la cour
1994
The Goldfish
Customer
1989
La nuit miraculeuse
Actor
Daughter of Eden
Maryam
Gaza is Calling
Director
Immortelle
Actor
Occupational Hazards
Actor
The Shelter
Leila
Une famille française
Actor
Your Turn, 203
Aida

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Atonement

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Ahmed Benaissa

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The Arab

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Ali Elian

1 shared film on MoviHero

Atonement

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Amar Guermoud

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Arab

Actor

Amina Ben Ismaïl

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Arab

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Actor

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass’s screen credits include Freysa in Blade Runner 2049, Mother in The Arab, and Mariam Khachaturian in Atonement.

Born November 30, 1960 Nazareth, Israel3 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Blade Runner 2049

2017 · 2h 44m · Drama · Science Fiction

See the performance as Freysa.

Open movie guide

The Arab

2026 · 1h 46m · Drama

See the performance as Mother.

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Atonement

2026 · 1h 58m · Drama · War

See the performance as Mariam Khachaturian.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Hiam Abbass

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Portraits of Hiam Abbass.

MOVIHERO CREDITS

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Showing 8 of 91 credits

2026
Only Rebels Win
Suzanne
2026
In a Whisper
Wahida
2025
Spices and Lies
Souhila
2025
Palestine 36
Hanan
2025
No Beast. So Fierce.
Mishal
2025
Before What Comes After
Ms. Broquet
2024
Night
Mother (voice)
2024
Bye Bye Tiberias
Self
2023
Insidious: The Red Door
Professor Armagan
2022
Hellraiser
Menaker
2021
Gaza Mon Amour
Siham
2020
Sofa So Good
Actor
2019
The Swallows of Kabul
Mussarat (voice)
2019
Brother
Madame Miroun
2019
In Vitro
Dunia
2018
When Arabs Danced
Self
2018
Carnivores
Amel, la mère
2017
In Syria
Oum Yazan
2017
I Still Hide to Smoke
Fatima
2016
Dégradé
Eftikhar
2016
Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Foreign Body
Madame Bertaud
2015
The Sense of Wonder
Dr. Mélanie Ferenza
2015
Nothing Escapes My Eyes
Women
2015
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Self
2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Bithia
2014
De guerre lasse
Raïssa
2014
May in the Summer
Nadine
2013
Peace After Marriage
Amani
2013
Rock the Casbah
Aicha
2013
Le Donne della Vucciria
Writer · Director
2013
Games of Clouds and Rain
Blanche
2012
Inheritance
Director · Writer · Samira
2012
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
Dima
2012
The Bag of Flour
Yasmine
2011
The Source
Fatima
2011
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
Intessar
2010
Miral
Hidi Husseini
2010
I Am Slave
Laila
2010
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
Director
2010
Habibti
Iman
2010
Everyday Is a Holiday
Hala
2009
Persecution
Marie
2009
Amreeka
Raghda Halaby
2009
Dawn of the World
Mastour's mother
2009
The Limits of Control
Driver
2009
Human Zoo
Mina
2009
Pomegranates and Myrrh
Umm Habib
2009
Spy(ies)
Wafa
2008
Kandisha
Mona Bendrissi
2008
Mateo Falcone
La madre / Mother
2008
The Wedding Guest
Jénane (Voice)
2008
A Police Romance
Faty
2008
Minor Revelations
Actor
2008
The Visitor
Mouna Khalil
2008
Lemon Tree
Selma Zidane
2008
The Feelings Factory
Professor Sterne
2008
Blanche
La voisine
2007
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
2007
Disengagement
Hiam
2007
Conversations with My Gardener
The gardener's wife
2006
The Nativity Story
Anna
2006
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Jenane (voice)
2005
Munich
Marie Claude Hamshari
2005
Paradise Now
Said's Mother
2005
The Demon Stirs
Rim
2005
Free Zone
Leila
2005
Sur les traces de Mélanie
Madeleine
2004
The Syrian Bride
Amal
2004
Nadia and Sarra
Nadia
2004
The Gate of the Sun
Um Youness
2004
La Danse Éternelle
Director · Writer
2003
Tar Angel
Naïma Kasmi
2002
A Loving Father
Salma
2002
Satin Rouge
Lilia
2002
We Need a Vacation
La mère de Lucien et de José
2001
Bread
Director · Writer · The Mother
2000
Ali, Rabiaa and the Others
Rabiaa
1999
Living in Paradise
Aïcha
1999
Raddem
Actor
1996
Haifa
Oum Said
1996
When the Cat's Away
Une femme dans la cour
1994
The Goldfish
Customer
1989
La nuit miraculeuse
Actor
Daughter of Eden
Maryam
Gaza is Calling
Director
Immortelle
Actor
Occupational Hazards
Actor
The Shelter
Leila
Une famille française
Actor
Your Turn, 203
Aida

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Mariam Khachaturian

Atonement

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Actor

Ahmed Benaissa

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Arab

Actor

Ali Elian

1 shared film on MoviHero

Atonement

Actor

Amar Guermoud

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Arab

Actor

Amina Ben Ismaïl

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Arab

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