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.
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 recent 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Hot Water
Character:
Release Date:23/01/2026
Rabia
Character:Madame
Release Date:27/11/2024
Maldoror
Character:Mme Santos
Release Date:08/09/2024
Somewhere in Love
Character:Norah
Release Date:04/09/2024
L'école des espions
Character:Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Release Date:29/08/2024
Des blessures invisibles
Character:Larivière
Release Date:12/06/2024
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Character:Self - Actress
Release Date:12/05/2024
Amal
Character:Amal
Release Date:17/04/2024
You Promised Me the Sea
Character:Rabia
Release Date:04/10/2023
The Blue Caftan
Character:Mina
Release Date:10/02/2023
For My Country
Character:Nadia
Release Date:08/02/2023
The Love
Character:Fatima Zahwani
Release Date:13/10/2022
Simone: Woman of the Century
Character:Hafsia Hamdad
Release Date:12/10/2022
Rebel
Character:Leila
Release Date:31/08/2022
Champion
Character:Gloria
Release Date:19/08/2022
Life Suits Me Well
Character:Rita
Release Date:12/11/2021
Suicide Club
Character:Anita
Release Date:27/10/2021
Adam
Character:Abla
Release Date:18/10/2019
Hellhole
Character:Samira
Release Date:20/03/2019
Lockdown
Character:Farah
Release Date:09/09/2018
Sofia
Character:Leila
Release Date:05/09/2018
Tel Aviv on Fire
Character:Tala
Release Date:23/08/2018
Mary Magdalene
Character:Susannah
Release Date:15/03/2018
A Bluebird in My Heart
Character:Nadia
Release Date:10/03/2018
Above the Law
Character:Lucie Tesla
Release Date:06/12/2017
Buğday
Character:Beatrice
Release Date:24/11/2017
Catch the Wind
Character:Nadia
Release Date:08/11/2017
Lola Pater
Character:Malika
Release Date:09/08/2017
Ruby Is Dead
Character:Alice Tanner
Release Date:07/06/2017
Light Thereafter
Character:Soumaya
Release Date:26/01/2017
Betelgeuse
Character:Sarah
Release Date:01/10/2016
My Revolution
Character:Samia
Release Date:03/08/2016
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Character:Valja
Release Date:31/03/2016
The Marchers
Character:Kheira
Release Date:27/11/2013
Rock the Casbah
Character:Kenza
Release Date:11/09/2013
Le Donne della Vucciria
Character:
Release Date:28/08/2013
Goodbye Morocco
Character:Dounia
Release Date:13/02/2013
Headwinds
Character:La mère de Yamine
Release Date:14/12/2011
Free Men
Character:Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Release Date:28/09/2011
Tout le monde descend
Character:Leila El Fassi
Release Date:26/06/2011
Coriolanus
Character:First Citizen (Tamora)
Release Date:14/02/2011
Here
Character:Gadarine Nazarian
Release Date:21/01/2011
Incendies
Character:Nawal
Release Date:17/09/2010
I Am Slave
Character:Haleema
Release Date:14/09/2010
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Character:Amel Zeroual
Release Date:28/04/2010
Sisters
Character:Angela Di Biaggio
Release Date:16/12/2009
Bajo el mismo cielo
Character:Fathia
Release Date:25/06/2009
Occupation
Character:Aliya Nabil
Release Date:15/06/2009
Body of Lies
Character:Aisha's Sister Cala
Release Date:09/10/2008
Une chaîne pour deux
Character:Corinne
Release Date:08/10/2008
24 Bars
Character:Helly
Release Date:05/12/2007
Strangers
Character:Rana Sweid
Release Date:06/06/2007
Echo
Character:Carole
Release Date:27/01/2007
L'île des esclaves
Character:
Release Date:31/12/2006
Paradise Now
Character:Suha
Release Date:07/09/2005
Changing Times
Character:Nadia
Release Date:08/12/2004
Exiles
Character:Naima
Release Date:25/08/2004
25 Degrees in Winter
Character:Loubna
Release Date:21/07/2004
Viva Algeria
Character:Goucem
Release Date:07/04/2004
A Minute of Sun Less
Character:
Release Date:15/04/2003
Almost Peaceful
Character:Jacqueline
Release Date:18/12/2002
Aram
Character:Méliné
Release Date:27/11/2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2002
Far Away
Character:Sarah
Release Date:29/08/2001
Les siestes Grenadine
Character:Mabrouka
Release Date:01/11/1999
Pure fiction
Character:
Release Date:04/11/1998
Television Appearances
Ardennes
Character:Anna Charou
Ganglands
Character:Anissa
Cheyenne & Lola
Character:Rachida
The Collapse
Character:Sofia Desmarest
The Traveller
Character:Claire Elgouarch
The Crimson Rivers
Character:Sabrina Harel
The Little Drummer Girl
Character:Fatmeh Al-Khadar
Banking District
Character:Luna
The Frozen Dead
Character:Elizabeth Ferney
Trepalium
Character:Lisbeth
Accusé
Character:Samia
The Honourable Woman
Character:Atika Halibi
Occupation
Character:Aliya Nabil
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