Tara Abboud
Tara Abboud (born 2001) is a Jordanian-Palestinian film and television actress.
Career
Born in Amman,[1] Abboud was a child actress, starting at ten years-old with short films, such as Motaz Matar's film From Behind The Door and Tima Shomali’s Log In. She had a leading role in Amjad Al-Rasheed’s 2009 film Princess Of The Mountains.[2]
Abboud had a lead role in the Jordanian television series Oboor in 2019, appearing alongside Saba Mubarak.[3] Abboud was named one of Screen International’s Arab Stars of Tomorrow in 2020.[4]
Abboud appeared as the eponymous Amira in the 2021 Mohamed Diab film Amira.[5] The film won the Lanterna Magica Award and the Interfilm Award at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.[6] It was selected as Jordan’s entry for the Academy Awards but was withdrawn by the Jordanian Royal Film Commission after backlash to the films controversial storyline, in which Abboud’s Palestinian character Amira discovers she was conceived by smuggled sperm from an Israeli prisoner guard rather than her imprisoned Palestinian father.[7] She played Noor in the 2022 film Rebel which had its world premiere during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.[8]
In 2023 Abboud will appear in the Disney+ Star original series Culprits with an ensemble cast including Gemma Arterton, Eddie Izzard, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kevin Vidal, and Niamh Algar.[9][10]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Princess of the Mountains | ||
| 2019 | Oboor | Television series | |
| 2021 | Amira | Amira | Film |
| 2022 | Rebel | Noor | Film |
| 2023 | Culprits | Azar | Television series |
References
- ^ "Egypt's Mohamed Diab chooses Tara Abboud to be the portagonist of his new film". Egypt Today. July 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Tara Abboud to attend Red Sea International Film Festival". Broadcastprome.com. November 2, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Tara Abboud: 'Shooting Amira was a thrilling experience'". Egypt Today. July 31, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (December 8, 2020). "Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2020: Tara Abboud, actress (Palestine-Jordan)". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Ide, Wendy (September 5, 2021). "'Amira':Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Essam, Angy (September 12, 2021). "Egypt's 'Amira' receives two prestigious awards at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival". Egypt Today. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (December 9, 2021). "Jordan Withdraws Oscar Hopeful 'Amira' Following Backlash". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Grierson, Tim (May 27, 2022). "'Rebel': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Tara Abboud and Kamel El Basha Join Disney+'s series Culprits". el-shai.com. February 17, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Tabbara, Mona (February 15, 2022). "Gemma Arterton, Niamh Algar, Tara Abboud, Eddie Izzard join cast of Disney+ series 'Culprits'". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
External links
- Tara Abboud at IMDb