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