Hiam Abbass
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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.
Known for
Credits
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
as Professor Armagan
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
as Freysa
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
as Bithia
Munich (2005)
as Marie Claude Hamshari
Hellraiser (2022)
as Menaker
The Limits of Control (2009)
as Driver
Paradise Now (2005)
as Said's Mother
The Nativity Story (2006)
as Anna
Palestine 36 (2025)
as Hanan
Disengagement (2007)
as Hiam
The Visitor (2008)
as Mouna Khalil
Brother (2019)
as Madame Miroun
Foreign Body (2016)
as Madame Bertaud
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006)
as Jenane (voice)
Minor Revelations (2008)
Actor
Carnivores (2018)
as Amel, la mère
In a Whisper (2026)
as Wahida
The Sense of Wonder (2015)
as Dr. Mélanie Ferenza
Atonement (2026)
as Mariam Khachaturian
Ali, Rabiaa and the Others (2000)
as Rabiaa
Everyday Is a Holiday (2010)
as Hala
Miral (2010)
as Hidi Husseini
Spices and Lies (2025)
as Souhila
Lemon Tree (2008)
as Selma Zidane
Before What Comes After (2025)
as Ms. Broquet
The Source (2011)
as Fatima
Only Rebels Win (2026)
as Suzanne
Conversations with My Gardener (2007)
as The gardener's wife
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
In Syria (2017)
as Oum Yazan
The Gate of the Sun (2004)
as Um Youness
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' (2015)
as Self
The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
as Mussarat (voice)
Rock the Casbah (2013)
as Aicha
The Arab (2026)
as Mother
Bread (2001)
as The Mother
Bye Bye Tiberias (2024)
as Self
Kandisha (2008)
as Mona Bendrissi
Habibti (2010)
as Iman
I Am Slave (2010)
as Laila
Occupational Hazards (—)
Actor
When the Cat's Away (1996)
as Une femme dans la cour
Dégradé (2016)
as Eftikhar
The Shelter (—)
as Leila
Daughter of Eden (—)
as Maryam
Raddem (1999)
Actor
Spy(ies) (2009)
as Wafa
Free Zone (2005)
as Leila
Immortelle (—)
Actor
Blanche (2008)
as La voisine
No Beast. So Fierce. (2025)
as Mishal
La nuit miraculeuse (1989)
Actor
Gaza Mon Amour (2021)
as Siham
Pomegranates and Myrrh (2009)
as Umm Habib
Une famille française (—)
Actor
Haifa (1996)
as Oum Said
Persecution (2009)
as Marie
May in the Summer (2014)
as Nadine
The Bag of Flour (2012)
as Yasmine
The Goldfish (1994)
as Customer
Amreeka (2009)
as Raghda Halaby
In Vitro (2019)
as Dunia
De guerre lasse (2014)
as Raïssa
Sur les traces de Mélanie (2005)
as Madeleine
Dawn of the World (2009)
as Mastour's mother
Human Zoo (2009)
as Mina
Games of Clouds and Rain (2013)
as Blanche
The Demon Stirs (2005)
as Rim
Satin Rouge (2002)
as Lilia
Nadia and Sarra (2004)
as Nadia
I Still Hide to Smoke (2017)
as Fatima
The Syrian Bride (2004)
as Amal
Peace After Marriage (2013)
as Amani
Tar Angel (2003)
as Naïma Kasmi
We Need a Vacation (2002)
as La mère de Lucien et de José
Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Loving Father (2002)
as Salma
Nothing Escapes My Eyes (2015)
as Women
Your Turn, 203 (—)
as Aida
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (2011)
as Intessar
Inheritance (2012)
as Samira
The Feelings Factory (2008)
as Professor Sterne
The Wedding Guest (2008)
as Jénane (Voice)
Night (2024)
as Mother (voice)
Sofa So Good (2020)
Actor
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul (2012)
Actor
Mateo Falcone (2008)
as La madre / Mother
A Police Romance (2008)
as Faty
When Arabs Danced (2018)
as Self
Living in Paradise (1999)
as Aïcha