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Lubna Azabal

Acting 52 years old Bruxelles, Belgium ★ 0.8
Born: August 15, 1973

Biography

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (82)

Hot Water
Hot Water 2026
Ardennes
Ardennes Anna Charou 2025
Rabia
Rabia Madame 2024
Maldoror
Maldoror Mme Santos 2024
Somewhere in Love
Somewhere in Love Norah 2024
L'école des espions
L'école des espions Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt 2024
Des blessures invisibles
Des blessures invisibles Larivière 2024
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes Self - Actress 2024
Amal
Amal Amal 2024
You Promised Me the Sea
You Promised Me the Sea Rabia 2023
The Blue Caftan
The Blue Caftan Mina 2023
For My Country
For My Country Nadia 2023
The Love
The Love Fatima Zahwani 2022
Simone: Woman of the Century
Simone: Woman of the Century Hafsia Hamdad 2022
Rebel
Rebel Leila 2022
Champion
Champion Gloria 2022
Life Suits Me Well
Life Suits Me Well Rita 2021
Suicide Club
Suicide Club Anita 2021
Ganglands
Ganglands Anissa 2021
Cheyenne & Lola
Cheyenne & Lola Rachida 2020
The Collapse
The Collapse Sofia Desmarest 2019
Adam
Adam Abla 2019
The Traveller
The Traveller Claire Elgouarch 2019
Hellhole
Hellhole Samira 2019
The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers Sabrina Harel 2018
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl Fatmeh Al-Khadar 2018
Lockdown
Lockdown Farah 2018
Sofia
Sofia Leila 2018
Tel Aviv on Fire
Tel Aviv on Fire Tala 2018
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene Susannah 2018
A Bluebird in My Heart
A Bluebird in My Heart Nadia 2018
Above the Law
Above the Law Lucie Tesla 2017
Buğday
Buğday Beatrice 2017
Banking District
Banking District Luna 2017
Catch the Wind
Catch the Wind Nadia 2017
Lola Pater
Lola Pater Malika 2017
Ruby Is Dead
Ruby Is Dead Alice Tanner 2017
Light Thereafter
Light Thereafter Soumaya 2017
The Frozen Dead
The Frozen Dead Elizabeth Ferney 2017
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse Sarah 2016
My Revolution
My Revolution Samia 2016
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Ustica: The Missing Paper Valja 2016
Trepalium
Trepalium Lisbeth 2016
Accusé
Accusé Samia 2015
The Honourable Woman
The Honourable Woman Atika Halibi 2014
The Marchers
The Marchers Kheira 2013
Rock the Casbah
Rock the Casbah Kenza 2013
Le Donne della Vucciria
Le Donne della Vucciria 2013
Goodbye Morocco
Goodbye Morocco Dounia 2013
Headwinds
Headwinds La mère de Yamine 2011
Free Men
Free Men Warba Shlimane alias Leila 2011
Tout le monde descend
Tout le monde descend Leila El Fassi 2011
Coriolanus
Coriolanus First Citizen (Tamora) 2011
Here
Here Gadarine Nazarian 2011
Incendies
Incendies Nawal 2010
I Am Slave
I Am Slave Haleema 2010
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Comme les 5 doigts de la main Amel Zeroual 2010
Sisters
Sisters Angela Di Biaggio 2009
Bajo el mismo cielo
Bajo el mismo cielo Fathia 2009
Occupation
Occupation Aliya Nabil 2009
Occupation
Occupation Aliya Nabil 2009
Body of Lies
Body of Lies Aisha's Sister Cala 2008
Une chaîne pour deux
Une chaîne pour deux Corinne 2008
24 Bars
24 Bars Helly 2007
Strangers
Strangers Rana Sweid 2007
Echo
Echo Carole 2007
L'île des esclaves
L'île des esclaves 2006
Paradise Now
Paradise Now Suha 2005
Changing Times
Changing Times Nadia 2004
Exiles
Exiles Naima 2004
25 Degrees in Winter
25 Degrees in Winter Loubna 2004
Viva Algeria
Viva Algeria Goucem 2004
A Minute of Sun Less
A Minute of Sun Less 2003
Almost Peaceful
Almost Peaceful Jacqueline 2002
Aram
Aram Méliné 2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
A Day in the Life of French Cinema Self 2002
Far Away
Far Away Sarah 2001
Les siestes Grenadine
Les siestes Grenadine Mabrouka 1999
Pure fiction
Pure fiction 1998
Malika
Malika
Une affaire turque
Une affaire turque
Malin Fors
Malin Fors

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