- Hiam Abbass
Infobox actor
name = Hiam Abbass
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birthdate = birth date and age|1960|11|30
birthplace =Nazareth, Israel
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occupation = Actor
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awards =Hiam Abbass ( _ar. هيام عباس; born
30 November 1960 ), also known as Hiam Abbas or Hiyam Abbas, is anIsraeli Arab actress. She is known for her roles in the films "Satin Rouge", "Paradise Now " (2005), "The Syrian Bride " (2004), and "Free Zone" (2005). She had a small role inSteven Spielberg 's "Munich", a film depicting the response to theMunich Massacre , where she also served as a dialect and acting consultant. Additionally, she directed two short films, "Le Pain" (2001), and "Le Danse éternelle" (2004).Abbass was born in
Nazareth, Israel and was raised in a traditionalMuslim village by the Lebanese border. [ [http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=14985 ‘Syrian Bride’ Weds Simple Tale, History | Israeli Film Festival | Jewish Journal ] ] She became famous in the international film scene through the film "Satin Rouge" (2002), by Raja Amari, a film about the self-discovery of a middle aged Tunisian widow with her own desires and sexuality. She also played a similar role in "The Syrian Bride", about a cagedDruze woman eager to break out all sorts of barriers, performing a perfectly delivered and subtle performance with an inner struggle, which confronted today's religious and social dogmas and restrains.In 2008, she played the mother of an illegal Syrian immigrant son in Thomas McCarthy's movie "The Visitor", and the mother of an Iraqi soldier in
Abbas Fahdel 's film "Dawn of the World ".References
External links
*imdb name|id=0007814|name=Hiam Abbass
* [http://g21.net/nystate61.htm G21 Interview: Hiam Abbass] , by Brad Balfour
* [http://www.christianvagt.com/portraits/film/abbass/hiam_abbass.html Photos of Hiam Abbass at Berlin Film Festival 2008]
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