Hiam Abbass
Actress

Hiam Abbass Net Worth

She is an actress, director, and miscellaneous crew member who has worked on a variety of projects in both film and television. She has been nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Visitor.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Director
Birth Day November 30, 1960
Birth Place  Nazareth, Israel, Israel
Age 63 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Citizenship Israeli French
Occupation Actress, Director

💰 Net worth: $1.3 Million (2024)

Hiam Abbass, a renowned actress, miscellaneous crew member, and director hailing from Israel, holds an estimated net worth of $1.3 million in 2024. With her undeniable talent and versatility, she has attained significant recognition in the entertainment industry. Whether her appearances on screen or her valuable contributions behind the scenes, Abbass has consistently delivered exceptional performances and impacted the art of filmmaking. As she continues to showcase her abilities and explore new horizons, her net worth demonstrates her success and dedication to her craft.

Biography/Timeline

2001

She directed two short films, Le Pain (2001), and 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.

2002

In 2002, she appeared in Satin Rouge by Raja Amari, a film about the self-discovery of a middle aged Tunisian widow. She also a similar role in The Syrian Bride, about a Druze woman eager to break down barriers.

2006

During the filming of the Steven Spielberg film Munich, Abbass lived in a hotel with the Arab and Israeli actors for three months. During that time, they had many discussions that "helped both sides grow closer." In an interview in 2006, Abbass said, "I still remember how difficult it was for the Arab actors to manhandle the Israeli actors in the first scene where the Israeli national team is taken hostage."

2008

Also in 2008, she played the principal role in Israeli Director Eran Riklis's film Lemon Tree (Etz Limon in Hebrew). For this role, she won Best Performance by an Actress at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In Jim Jarmusch's 2009 film The Limits of Control, in the role of Driver, she recites in Classical Arabic one of the film's leitmotif-phrases, "He who thinks he is bigger than the rest must go to the cemetery. There he will see what life really is."

2011

Abbass also appears in A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (2011), a French-Québéecois-Israeli film produced by Thierry Binisti. It is based upon the young adult novel Une bouteille dans la mer de Gaza by Valérie Zenatti. She plays the role of Naïm's mother.

2012

In 2012, she was named as a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. She made her directorial feature film debut with The Inheritance in 2012.

2017

In 2017 she played Freysa, the head of the replicant freedom movement, in Blade Runner 2049.

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