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Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Acting

Born: August 15, 1973Bruxelles, Belgium

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
Filmography
Hot Water

Hot Water

2026
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
Adam

Adam

Abla

2019
Hellhole

Hellhole

Samira

2019
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
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
Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse

Sarah

2016
My Revolution

My Revolution

Samia

2016
Ustica: The Missing Paper

Ustica: The Missing Paper

Valja

2016
The Marchers

The Marchers

Kheira

2013
Rock the Casbah

Rock the Casbah

Kenza

2013

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
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