Tara Abboud (; born 2001), is a PalestinianâÂÂJordanian actress. Her films include Amira (2021). On television, she is known for her roles in the Star series Culprits (2023), the Netflix teen drama AlRawabi School for Girls (2024), and Sohab El Ard (2026).
Tara Abboud was born in 2001 in Amman, Jordan.
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 ShomaliâÂÂs Log In. She had a leading role in Amjad Al-RasheedâÂÂs 2009 film Princess Of The Mountains.
Abboud had a lead role in the Jordanian television series Oboor in 2019, appearing alongside Saba Mubarak. Abboud was named one of Screen InternationalâÂÂs Arab Stars of Tomorrow in 2020.
Abboud appeared as the eponymous Amira in the 2021 Mohamed Diab film Amira. The film won the Lanterna Magica Award and the Interfilm Award at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. It was selected as JordanâÂÂs entry for the Academy Awards but was withdrawn by the Jordanian Royal Film Commission after backlash to the films controversial storyline, in which AbboudâÂÂs Palestinian character Amira discovers she was conceived by smuggled sperm from an Israeli prisoner guard rather than her imprisoned Palestinian father. She played Noor in the 2022 film Rebel which had its world premiere during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2023, Abboud appeared in the Disney+ Star original series Culprits with an ensemble cast including Gemma Arterton, Eddie Izzard, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kevin Vidal, and Niamh Algar. In 2026, she co-starred in two Egyptian television miniseries; Fakhr El-Delta and Sohab El Ard, marking her debut in Egyptian Television.