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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1960-11-30 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Nazareth, Israel

Hiam Abbass

Biography:

Hiam Abbass (born November 30, 1960), sometimes spelled as Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian and French filmmaker, actress and director who gained prominence for her role as Marcia Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018-2023).

Known For

Acting

2025

Last Breath as Mme Broquet

2024

Night as Mother (voice)

2023

Insidious: The Red Door as Professor Armagan

2022

Hellraiser as Menaker
Oussekine as Aïcha
The Old Man as Abbey Chase

2021

2020

2019

Brother as Madame Miroun
The Swallows of Kabul as Mussarat (voice)
In Vitro as Dunia
Ramy as Maysa Hassan

2018

Carnivores as Amel, la mère
Succession as Marcia Roy

2017

In Syria as Oum Yazan
The State as Umm Salamah

2016

Dégradé as Eftikhar
Foreign Body as Madame Bertaud
The OA as Khatun

2015

The Sense of Wonder as Dr. Mélanie Ferenza

2014

De guerre lasse as Raïssa
The Red Tent as Queen Re-Nefer

2013

2012

Inheritance as Samira
The Bag of Flour as Yasmine
Square as Self

2011

The Source as Fatima
The Promise as Old Jawda

2010

Miral as Hidi Husseini
I Am Slave as Laila
Habibti as Iman

2009

Amreeka as Raghda Halaby
Spy(ies) as Wafa
Human Zoo as Mina
Persecution as Marie
Dawn of the World as Mastour's mother

2008

Lemon Tree as Selma Zidane
The Visitor as Mouna Khalil
The Feelings Factory as Professor Sterne
Mateo Falcone as La madre / Mother
Kandisha as Mona Bendrissi
The Wedding Guest as Jénane (Voice)
Blanche as La voisine

2007

Conversations with My Gardener as The gardener's wife

2006

2005

Paradise Now as Said's Mother
Free Zone as Leila
Munich as Marie Claude Hamshari

2004

The Gate of the Sun as Um Youness

2003

Tar Angel as Naïma Kasmi

2002

We Need a Vacation as La mère de Lucien et de José
Satin Rouge as Lilia

2001

2000

1999

1996

When the Cat's Away as Une femme dans la cour

1995

Haifa as Oum Said

1994

Le Poisson rouge as Customer

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Directing

2019

Ramy as Director

2013

2012

Inheritance as Director

2004

2001

Bread as Director

Writing

2012

Inheritance as Writer

2004

2001

Bread as Writer

Crew

2006

Babel as Dialogue Coach