Hiam Abbass (born 30 November 1960), sometimes spelled as Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director. 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).
Known For
Blade Runner 2049
(2017)
Freysa
Hellraiser
(2022)
Menaker
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Bithia
Insidious: The Red Door
(2023)
Professor Armagan
Munich
(2005)
Marie Claude Hamshari
Paradise Now
(2005)
Said's mother
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
(2006)
Jenane (Voice)
The Nativity Story
(2006)
Anna
The Visitor
(2007)
Mouna Khalil
The Limits of Control
(2009)
Driver
The Source
(2011)
Fatima
Lemon Tree
(2008)
Selma Zidane
The Sense of Wonder
(2015)
Dr. Mélanie Ferenza
Miral
(2010)
Hidi Husseini
De guerre lasse
(2014)
Raïssa
Brother
(2019)
Madame Miroun
Full Filmography
Acting
Le Poisson rouge
(1994)
Customer
Haifa
(1995)
Oum Said
When the Cat's Away
(1996)
Une femme dans la cour
Living in Paradise
(1999)
Aïcha
Ali, Rabiaa and the Others
(2000)
Rabiaa
Bread
(2001)
A Loving Father
(2002)
Salma
Satin Rouge
(2002)
Lilia
We Need a Vacation
(2002)
La mère de Lucien et de José
Tar Angel
(2003)
Naïma Kasmi
The Syrian Bride
(2004)
Amal
The Gate of the Sun
(2004)
Um Youness
Nadia and Sarra
(2004)
Nadia
Paradise Now
(2005)
Said's mother
Free Zone
(2005)
Leila
The Demon Stirs
(2005)
Rim
Sur les traces de Mélanie
(2005)
Madeleine
Munich
(2005)
Marie Claude Hamshari
The Nativity Story
(2006)
Anna
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
(2006)
Jenane (Voice)
Conversations with My Gardener
(2007)
The gardener's wife
The Visitor
(2007)
Mouna Khalil
Disengagement
(2007)
Hiam
Lemon Tree
(2008)
Selma Zidane
The Feelings Factory
(2008)
professeur Sterne
Mateo Falcone
(2008)
La madre / Mother
A Police Romance
(2008)
Faty
Kandisha
(2008)
Mona Bendrissi
Minor Revelations
(2008)
The Wedding Guest
(2008)
Jénane (Voice)
Blanche
(2008)
La voisine
Amreeka
(2009)
Raghda Halaby
Spy(ies)
(2009)
Wafa
Human Zoo
(2009)
Mina
Pomegranates and Myrrh
(2009)
Umm Habib
Persecution
(2009)
Marie
Dawn of the World
(2009)
Mastour's mother
The Limits of Control
(2009)
Driver
Miral
(2010)
Hidi Husseini
Everyday Is a Holiday
(2010)
Hala
Habibti
(2010)
Iman
I Am Slave
(2010)
Laila
The Source
(2011)
Fatima
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
(2011)
Intessar
Inheritance
(2012)
Samira
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
(2012)
The Bag of Flour
(2012)
Yasmine
Games of Clouds and Rain
(2013)
Blanche
Peace After Marriage
(2013)
Amani
Rock the Casbah
(2013)
Aicha
May in the Summer
(2014)
Nadine
De guerre lasse
(2014)
Raïssa
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Bithia
The Sense of Wonder
(2015)
Dr. Mélanie Ferenza
Nothing Escapes My Eyes
(2015)
Women
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
(2015)
Self
Foreign Body
(2016)
Madame Bertaud
Dégradé
(2016)
Eftikhar
Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt
(2016)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Blade Runner 2049
(2017)
Freysa
I Still Hide to Smoke
(2017)
Fatima
In Syria
(2017)
Oum Yazan
Carnivores
(2018)
Amel, la mère
When Arabs Danced
(2018)
Self
Brother
(2019)
Madame Miroun
The Swallows of Kabul
(2019)
Mussarat (voice)
In Vitro
(2019)
Dunia
Sofa So Good
(2020)
Gaza Mon Amour
(2021)
Siham
Night
(2021)
Mother (voice)
Hellraiser
(2022)
Menaker
Insidious: The Red Door
(2023)
Professor Armagan
Bye Bye Tiberias
(2024)
Self
Directing
Bread
(2001)
Director
La Danse Éternelle
(2004)
Director
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
(2010)
Co-Director
Inheritance
(2012)
Director
Le Donne della Vucciria
(2013)
Director
Writing