Maisa Abd Elhadi (Arabic: ميساء عبد الهادي; born 15 November 1985) is a Palestinian-Israeli actress known for her roles in award-winning and critically acclaimed films including 3000 Nights (2015), Tel Aviv on Fire (2018), The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2018) and Gaza Mon Amour (2020).

[7] In the following years she appeared in films like Sameh Zoabi's "Man Without a Cell Phone" (2010) and Susan Youssef's "Habibi Rasak Kharban" (Darling, Something's Wrong with Your Head, 2011) and TV shows including Downtown Precinct (2011) and Sirens (2014).

[8] In the same year she appeared Mai Masri's critically acclaimed 3000 Nights, taking on the lead role of Layal, one of a group of Palestinian women prisoners from the Occupied West Bank held captive by Israel on false charges.

Written by playwright Hannah Khalil, the play was performed in the Arcola Theatre and also featured veteran West End actor Peter Polycarpou.

[11] In 2018 Abd Elhadi appeared in the award-winning and critically acclaimed films The Reports on Sarah and Saleem and Tel Aviv on Fire, the latter seeing her work again with director Sameh Zoabi.

[15] She plays the character of Zahra, an Iraqi translator who starts working with American occupation forces shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq because she needs the money.

[23] In a 2020 interview asking her what being part of the show Baghdad Central and portraying the character of Zahra means to her, Abd Elhadi said: It’s very important for me – artists have a responsibility to tell the truth and fight propaganda.

[27] After spending a year under house arrest, Abd Elhadi was released by a ruling from the Nazareth Magistrate Court, but she was still banned from social media use, with the exception of WhatsApp.