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
Hot Water (2026)
as Layla
Mary Magdalene (2018)
as Susannah
Coriolanus (2011)
as First Citizen (Tamora)
Pure fiction (1998)
Actor
Paradise Now (2005)
as Suha
A Turkish case (2026)
as Faïza Benseddik
Here (2011)
as Gadarine Nazarian
Lockdown (2018)
as Farah
Above the Law (2017)
as Lucie Tesla
Exiles (2004)
as Naima
Free Men (2011)
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Adam (2019)
as Abla
Headwinds (2011)
as La mère de Yamine
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self
Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)
as Hafsia Hamdad
Strangers (2007)
as Rana Sweid
A Bluebird in My Heart (2018)
as Nadia
I Am Slave (2010)
as Haleema
Hellhole (2019)
as Samira
Catch the Wind (2017)
as Nadia
Rock the Casbah (2013)
as Kenza
Almost Peaceful (2002)
as Jacqueline
Maldoror (2024)
as Mme Santos
Far Away (2001)
as Sarah
The Blue Caftan (2023)
as Mina
Les siestes Grenadine (1999)
as Mabrouka
Rebel (2022)
as Leila
Buğday (2017)
as Beatrice
Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
as Amel Zeroual
25 Degrees in Winter (2004)
as Loubna
Tout le monde descend (2011)
as Leila El Fassi
Champion (2022)
as Gloria
Des blessures invisibles (2024)
as Larivière
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes (2024)
as Self - Actress
Aram (2002)
as Méliné
Lola Pater (2017)
as Malika
For My Country (2023)
as Nadia
Ustica: The Missing Paper (2016)
as Valja
Betelgeuse (2016)
as Sarah
Amal (2024)
as Amal
Bajo el mismo cielo (2009)
as Fathia
24 Bars (2007)
as Helly
Goodbye Morocco (2013)
as Dounia
Viva Algeria (2004)
as Goucem
Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
as Tala
Light Thereafter (2017)
as Soumaya
Changing Times (2004)
as Nadia
Life Suits Me Well (2021)
as Rita
Sisters (2009)
as Angela Di Biaggio
Une chaîne pour deux (2008)
as Corinne
The Love (2022)
as Fatima Zahwani
The Marchers (2013)
as Kheira
Le Donne della Vucciria (2013)
Actor
Rabia (2024)
as Madame
Ruby Is Dead (2017)
as Alice Tanner
Somewhere in Love (2024)
as Norah
My Revolution (2016)
as Samia
L'école des espions (2024)
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Sofia (2018)
as Leila
Occupation (2009)
as Aliya Nabil
Malika (2026)
Actor
You Promised Me the Sea (2023)
as Rabia
L'île des esclaves (2006)
Actor
A Minute of Sun Less (2003)
Actor
Echo (2007)
as Carole
Suicide Club (2021)
as Anita