Diamand Abou Abboud

Diamand Abou Abooud is a Lebanese actress, working in Europe and the Arab world, specifically Lebanon and Egypt.

Diamand Abou Abboud
Born	Beirut, Lebanon
Alma mater	Lebanese University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Hany Adel ​ (m. 2021)​

Early life and education

Diamand Abou Abboud studied drama at the Lebanese University's Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Theater, Cinema & Television.^[1]

Career

Diamand Abou Abboud began her career in 2001 after being cast in the period TV series, The Search for Saladin. She appeared in several Lebanese movies and series, including helmer Samir Habchi's Beirut Open City^[2] and the Pan-Arab hit drama, Ruby, starring Amir Karara, Cyrine Abdelnour, Maxim Khalil, and directed by Rami Hanna.^[3] In 2013, she joined an all-star cast in Mahmoud Hojeij's Stable Unstable, playing the role of Anna, for which she won the Murex d'Or.^[4]

Abou Abboud came into international prominence after starring in Ziad Doueiri's The Insult,^[5] which screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival^[6] and was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film, after which the film was nominated for the Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards.^[7]

In 2017, she starred, alongside Hiam Abbass, in Belgian director, Philippe Van Leeuw's film In Syria.^[8]

In 2019, Abou Abboud starred in Eden, a European series directed by French filmmaker Dominik Moll.^[9]

Abou Abboud starred in Shahid's hit series The Fixer in 2020 ^[10] and also starred in Netflix's first Arabic original feature, an all-star adaptation of Italian box office hit Perfect Strangers.^[11]

In 2022, she starred alongside Egyptian actresses Menna Shalabi and Elham Shahin in Shahid's Ramadan series, Bitlou' Al Rouh, which was directed by Kamla Abou Zekry^[12]

In 2024, she starred in Arzé, the comedy drama directed by Mira Shaib in her feature directorial debut. The film was selected in the Main Competition of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival,^[13] but the festival was canceled due to the Israel–Hamas war.^[14][15] The film had its world premiere in Beijing and its North American premiere in Tribeca.^[16]

She also starred in Samir El Habashy's Hassan Al Masry, an Egyptian film also starring Ahmed Hatem.^[17]

Personal life

Abou Aboud is married to Egyptian singer and actor Hany Adel.^[18]

Filmography

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2024	Arzé†	Arzé	Mira Shaib	BJIFF, Tribeca, CIFF.[19]
2023	Hassan Al Masry	Joelle	Samir El Habashy	Released October 2023[20]
2022	Electra, My Love	Electra	Hisham Bizri	Premiered at the Hollywood Arab Film Festival[21]
	Perfect Strangers	Jana	Wissam Smayra	Netflix
2017	The Insult	Nadine	Ziad Doueiri	Premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival
	In Syria	Halima	Philippe Van Leeuw	Premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival
2013	Stable Unstable	Anna	Mahmoud Hojeij	Premiered at Dubai International Film Festival
	Void		Maria Abdel Karim	The Lebanese Movie Awards Best. Actress in a Leading Role
2011	Tannoura Maxi	La Danseuse	Joe Bou Eid	Premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival
2010	Here Comes the Rain	Nadia	Bahij Hojeij	Premiered at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival
2008	Beirut Open City		Samir Habchi	Premiered at Filmfest Hamburg in 2009 [22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2024	The Board		Hozan Akko	Streamed on OSN+[23]
2022	Bi Tlou' el Rouh		Kamla Abou Zekry	Streamed on Shahid
2021	Amnesia		Rodney Haddad
2020	Fixer	Sarah	Mark Eid	Streamed on Shahid
	Beirut 6:07			Streamed on Shahid
	The Sculptor		Majdi Smiri
2019	Eden	Maryam	Dominik Moll	European production
2018	Renegades	Habiba	Mahmoud Kamel
2015	Innocent, but...	Amal	Charbel Shedid and Samir Habchi
	Shahbandar's Daughter	Hind	HWael Abo-Shaar and Seif El-Dinne Al Soubai
2013	Zaffe: Parade		Hani Khashfeh
2012	Ruby	Sherine	Rami Hanna	Aired on MBC 4
2001	The Search for Saladdin'		Najdat Esmail Anzur & Mohamed Zuhair Ragabl

Accolades

Diamand Bou Abboud won best actress prize at the Lebanese Movie Awards as well as a Murex d’Or for best actress for her role in the 2013 film, Void.^[24]

References

1. "Who is Diamand Bou Abboud?". notrecinema.com. Notre Cinema. February 12, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
2. Weissberg, Jay (November 3, 2008). "Beirut Open City". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
3. "Cyrine Abdel Nour talks about life after Ruby". albawaba.com. Albawaba. August 12, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
4. "Stable Unstable (Tale' Nezel): Dubai Review". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. December 11, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
5. Edelstein, David (January 16, 2018). "The Insult Lebanon's Oscar Candidate Is an Evenhanded Exploration of Racial Animus". vulture.com. Vulture. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
6. Anderson, Ariston (July 27, 2017). "Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney Guillermo del Toro Darren Aronofsky". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
7. Hijazi, Jennifer (May 4, 2018). "The Insult Lebanon's first Oscar-nominated film examines a country's deepest wounds". pbs.org. PBS. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
8. Lang, Tom (April 19, 2018). "'In Syria' is a Real-Life Horror Movie". detroitnews.com. The Detroit News. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
9. Hopewell, John (March 22, 2019). "Writer-Director Dominik Moll on Series Mania Competition Contender 'Eden'". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
10. Vivarelli, Nick (March 4, 2021). "Arab Cinema Production Poised to Get Boost From Saudi Theatrical Market Boom". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
11. Ritman, Alex (December 21, 2021). "Netflix Sets Perfect Strangers Adaptation as First Arabic Original Film". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
12. Sameh, Yara (February 2, 2022). "Diamand Bou Abboud Joins TV Series "Bitloo El Roh"". see.news. See News. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
13. Elzaitony, Pasant (October 3, 2023). "45 CIFF Announces Lineup of Feature Films". Sada El Balad English (See). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
14. Vivarelli, Nick (October 18, 2023). "Cairo Film Festival Canceled Due to Israel-Hamas War". Variety. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
15. Rosser, Michael (October 18, 2023). "Cairo film festival cancels 2023 edition due to Israel-Hamas war". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
16. Bergesen, Samantha (April 17, 2024). "Tribeca Film Festival 2024 Line Up". Indie Wire. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
17. Attia, Rania (October 4, 2023). "'Hassan Al Masry': An Action-Packed Film With Emotional CoreHassan Al Masry': An Action-Packed Film With Emotional Core". Scoop Media. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
18. "زواج هاني عادل وديامان بو عبود بطقوس رومانسية على البحر" [A Romantic Wedding by the Sea for Hany Adel and Diamand Bou Abboud]. sayidaty.net (in Arabic). Sayidaty Magazine. April 10, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
19. ""أرزة" فيلم لبناني جديد من بطولة دياموند أبو عبود وبيتي توتل" [Arzé, A New Lebanese Film] (in Arabic). August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
20. Sameh, Yara (September 15, 2023). "Ahmed Hatem's "Hassan Al Masry" Gets Premiere Date and Trailer". SEE News. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
21. "A new Arab film festival is coming to Hollywood". Arab News. April 10, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
22. "Filmfest Hamburg 2009 | Beirut, Open City". www.filmfesthamburg.de (in German). Retrieved October 20, 2019.
23. Salah, Mahmoud (June 6, 2022). "تفاصيل ومعلومات عن مسلسل "the board" أحدث إبداعات صناع "المنصة". Hia Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
24. Richford, Rhonda (September 21, 2015). "Oscars: Lebanon Selects 'Void' for Foreign-Language Category". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

External links

• Diamand Abou Abboud at IMDb