Hiam Abbass (born 1960 in Nazareth) is a Palestinian actress and film director holding French citizenship, based in Paris since the late 1980s. She became known internationally for films such as Lemon Tree, The Visitor and Blade Runner 2049, where she played Freysa, leader of the replicant resistance. She later gained wider recognition as Marcia Roy in HBO's Succession, earning an Emmy nomination, and as the matriarch in Hulu's Ramy.
At the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF), she presented the new film Atonement alongside Kenneth Branagh and Boyd Holbrook.
Her casting in the politically-charged black comedy Occupational Hazards about a Palestinian family in Jerusalem was announced.
At the Berlinale, she presented two new films within one week - Only Rebels Win and In a Whisper, the latter competing for the Golden Bear.
At the Rotterdam Festival (IFFR), she participated in a conversation with Italian actress Valeria Golino about her international career.
