Lubna Azabal
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Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother. After studing at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels, she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Lannoo chose her to act beside Olivier Gourmet in his short film J'adore le cinéma. She performs in both French and Arabic films. She was raised trilingual (French, Spanish and Berber). She also speaks fluent English and Arabic. Her most widely known role is in the 2005 Golden Globe-winning Palestinian political thriller, Paradise Now. She can also be spotted in a smaller role in Ridley Scott's film Body of Lies. Azabal won the Black Pearl Award 2010 (Abu Dhabi Film Festival) for Best Actress for her role in the film Incendies. She also won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 31st Genie Awards.
Known for
Credits
Incendies (2010)
as Nawal
Body of Lies (2008)
as Aisha's Sister Cala
Mary Magdalene (2018)
as Susannah
Paradise Now (2005)
as Suha
Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)
as Hafsia Hamdad
Maldoror (2024)
as Mme Santos
Hot Water (2026)
as Layla
The Blue Caftan (2023)
as Mina
Coriolanus (2011)
as First Citizen (Tamora)
A Bluebird in My Heart (2018)
as Nadia
Changing Times (2004)
as Nadia
Rebel (2022)
as Leila
Buğday (2017)
as Beatrice
Above the Law (2017)
as Lucie Tesla
For My Country (2023)
as Nadia
The Marchers (2013)
as Kheira
25 Degrees in Winter (2004)
as Loubna
Rock the Casbah (2013)
as Kenza
Exiles (2004)
as Naima
Pure fiction (1998)
Actor
Strangers (2007)
as Rana Sweid
Lockdown (2018)
as Farah
Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
as Amel Zeroual
Here (2011)
as Gadarine Nazarian
Adam (2019)
as Abla
Almost Peaceful (2002)
as Jacqueline
I Am Slave (2010)
as Haleema
Amal (2024)
as Amal
Free Men (2011)
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Hellhole (2019)
as Samira
Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
as Tala
You Promised Me the Sea (2023)
as Rabia
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self
Rabia (2024)
as Madame
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes (2024)
as Self - Actress
Ustica: The Missing Paper (2016)
as Valja
Betelgeuse (2016)
as Sarah
L'école des espions (2024)
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Ruby Is Dead (2017)
as Alice Tanner
Far Away (2001)
as Sarah
Somewhere in Love (2024)
as Norah
Headwinds (2011)
as La mère de Yamine
A Turkish Case (2026)
as Faïza Benseddik
Champion (2022)
as Gloria
Lola Pater (2017)
as Malika
Occupation (2009)
as Aliya Nabil
Une chaîne pour deux (2008)
as Corinne
Sofia (2018)
as Leila
Catch the Wind (2017)
as Nadia
My Revolution (2016)
as Samia
Bajo el mismo cielo (2009)
as Fathia
Tout le monde descend (2011)
as Leila El Fassi
Light Thereafter (2017)
as Soumaya
The Love (2022)
as Fatima Zahwani
Aram (2002)
as Méliné
24 Bars (2007)
as Helly
Goodbye Morocco (2013)
as Dounia
Les siestes Grenadine (1999)
as Mabrouka
L'île des esclaves (2006)
Actor
Sisters (2009)
as Angela Di Biaggio
Life Suits Me Well (2021)
as Rita
Le Donne della Vucciria (2013)
Actor
A Minute of Sun Less (2003)
Actor
Malika (2026)
Actor
Viva Algeria (2004)
as Goucem
Des blessures invisibles (2024)
as Larivière
Suicide Club (2021)
as Anita
Echo (2007)
as Carole