Hannah El Haj Omar
- Actress
Daughter of a Greek mother, Hannah EK Haj Omar, the first Greek professional actress with Down syndrome, was born in Kuwait. Before coming back to Greece, her education started in USA, Jordan and UK as she also speaks English, Arab and Greek. Combined with her education in Greece, at the same time she began her prolific study and work that evolved her stage experience since 2007. Being a professional actress with constant work since 2017 most notably in productions of THEAMA (the first and internationally acclaimed Greek inclusive theatre company consisted of disabled actors in its main composition as well as by non-disabled ones) beginning with "Blindfold - The Night of the Hunt" in Brighton Fringe Festival and London, her artistic qualities of brilliance, intelligence and charisma have also been widely acknowledged in a remarkable acting range of acclaimed performances.