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
Paradise Now (2005)
as Suha
Mary Magdalene (2018)
as Susannah
Here (2011)
as Gadarine Nazarian
Exiles (2004)
as Naima
Pure fiction (1998)
Actor
Above the Law (2017)
as Lucie Tesla
Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)
as Hafsia Hamdad
The Blue Caftan (2023)
as Mina
Coriolanus (2011)
as First Citizen (Tamora)
Buğday (2017)
as Beatrice
Hellhole (2019)
as Samira
Far Away (2001)
as Sarah
Lockdown (2018)
as Farah
Strangers (2007)
as Rana Sweid
Hot Water (2026)
as Layla
A Turkish Case (2026)
as Faïza Benseddik
Rock the Casbah (2013)
as Kenza
I Am Slave (2010)
as Haleema
Adam (2019)
as Abla
Free Men (2011)
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Rebel (2022)
as Leila
For My Country (2023)
as Nadia
Champion (2022)
as Gloria
The Marchers (2013)
as Kheira
A Bluebird in My Heart (2018)
as Nadia
Maldoror (2024)
as Mme Santos
Le voleur de nuits (2020)
as Claire Elgouarch
Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
as Tala
Betelgeuse (2016)
as Sarah
Changing Times (2004)
as Nadia
Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
as Amel Zeroual
You Promised Me the Sea (2023)
as Rabia
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes (2024)
as Self - Actress
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)
as Self
Ustica: The Missing Paper (2016)
as Valja
Catch the Wind (2017)
as Nadia
Amal (2024)
as Amal
Tout le monde descend (2011)
as Leila El Fassi
Rabia (2024)
as Madame
Malika (2026)
as Zohra
My Revolution (2016)
as Samia
Les siestes Grenadine (1999)
as Mabrouka
Headwinds (2011)
as La mère de Yamine
Almost Peaceful (2002)
as Jacqueline
25 Degrees in Winter (2004)
as Loubna
L'île des esclaves (2006)
Actor
The Love (2022)
as Fatima Zahwani
Ruby Is Dead (2017)
as Alice Tanner
Somewhere in Love (2024)
as Norah
Des blessures invisibles (2024)
as Larivière
24 Bars (2007)
as Helly
Sofia (2018)
as Leila
Aram (2002)
as Méliné
L'école des espions (2024)
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Bajo el mismo cielo (2009)
as Fathia
Une chaîne pour deux (2008)
as Corinne
A Minute of Sun Less (2003)
Actor
Lola Pater (2017)
as Malika
Light Thereafter (2017)
as Soumaya
Life Suits Me Well (2021)
as Rita
Sisters (2009)
as Angela Di Biaggio
Goodbye Morocco (2013)
as Dounia
Suicide Club (2021)
as Anita
Le Donne della Vucciria (2013)
Actor
Echo (2007)
as Carole
Viva Algeria (2004)
as Goucem
Occupation (2009)
as Aliya Nabil