Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

b. 1960 (age 66) Nazareth, Israel

Actress Director

Hiam Abbass (born November 30, 1960), also known as Hiam Abbas or Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and an Arab citizen of Israel. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hiam Abbass, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Nativity Story

The Nativity Story

The Visitor

Inheritance

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

Filmography

In a Whisper

Only Rebels Win

Only Rebels Win

Atonement

The Arab

La dernière heure

Palestine 36

Kein Tier. So Wild.

Kein Tier. So Wild.

Spices and Lies

Spices and Lies

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

Bye Bye Tiberias

Bye Bye Tiberias

Oussekine

Night

Gaza mon amour

Ramy

2019 Actress Director

The Swallows of Kabul

The Swallows of Kabul

Brother

In Vitro

Carnivores

Foreign Body

When Arabs Danced

When Arabs Danced

Tous au Festival

In Syria

The State

I Still Hide to Smoke

I Still Hide to Smoke

Degrade

Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt

Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt

The Sense of Wonder

The Sense of Wonder

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings

De guerre lasse

De guerre lasse

Nothing Escapes My Eyes

Rock the Casbah

Rock the Casbah

Games of Clouds & Rain

Games of Clouds & Rain

May in the Summer

May in the Summer

Peace After Marriage

Peace After Marriage

Le donne della Vucciria

2013 Director Writer

Samarkande

The Bag of Flour

The Bag of Flour

Inheritance

2012 Actress Director Writer

The Source

Miral

I Am Slave

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea

Do Not Forget Me Istanbul

Do Not Forget Me Istanbul

Habibti

Amreeka

Spy(Ies)

Persécution

Human Zoo

Everyday Is a Holiday

Everyday Is a Holiday

The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards

Mateo Falcone

Histoires de vies

Kandisha

Lemon Tree

Pomegranates and Myrrh

Pomegranates and Myrrh

The Feelings Factory

The Feelings Factory

Dawn of the World

Dawn of the World

A Police Romance

A Police Romance

Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin

Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin

Blanche

Béthune sur Nil

Fatoush

Les bulles, le nouveau cinéma israélien

The Visitor

Conversations with My Gardener

Conversations with My Gardener

Disengagement

Ein Marienoratorium für die Kathedrale von Chartres

The Nativity Story

The Nativity Story

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

Petites révélations

Petites révélations

Faites de beaux rêves

Free Zone

The Demon Stirs

The Demon Stirs

Sur les traces de Mélanie

Sur les traces de Mélanie

Syrian Bride

The Gate of Sun

The Gate of Sun

Nadia et Sarra

La danse éternelle

2004 Director Writer

Pierre et Farid

Satin Rouge

A Loving Father

A Loving Father

L'ange de goudron

L'ange de goudron

Le mariage en papier

Le pain

2001 Actress Director

Ali, Rabiaa et les autres

Ali, Rabiaa et les autres

Living in Paradise

Living in Paradise

Histoire naturelle

Haïfa

La nuit miraculeuse

La nuit miraculeuse

Occupational Hazards

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