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