Diamand Abou Abboud

Diamand Abou Abooud is a Lebanese actress, working in Europe and the Arab world, specifically Lebanon and Egypt. Diamand Abou Abboud studied drama at the Lebanese University's Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Theater, Cinema & Television. 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 and the Pan-Arab hit drama, Ruby, starring Amir Karara, Cyrine Abdelnour, Maxim Khalil, and directed by Rami Hanna. 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. Abou Abboud came into international prominence after starring in Ziad Doueiri's The Insult, which screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival 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. In 2017, she starred, alongside Hiam Abbass, in Belgian director Philippe Van Leeuw's film In Syria. In 2019, Abou Abboud starred in Eden, a European series directed by French filmmaker Dominik Moll. Abou Abboud starred in Shahid's hit series The Fixer in 2020 and also starred in Netflix's first Arabic original feature, an all-star adaptation of Italian box office hit Perfect Strangers. 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. 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, but the festival was canceled due to the Gaza war. The film had its world premiere in Beijing and its North American premiere in Tribeca. She also starred in Samir El Habashy's Hassan Al Masry, an Egyptian film also starring Ahmed Hatem. Abou Aboud is married to Egyptian singer and actor Hany Adel. 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.