Acting
Lubna Azabal
FR, EN, DE, AR cinema · 70 credits
Born
15 August 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Bruxelles, Belgium
Also known as לובנה אזאבל · 루브나 아자발
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
as Layla
Malika
as Zohra
A Turkish Case
as Faïza Benseddik
Somewhere in Love
as Norah
L'école des espions
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Amal
as Amal
Rabia
as Madame
Des blessures invisibles
as Larivière
Maldoror
as Mme Santos
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actress
For My Country
as Nadia
The Blue Caftan
as Mina
Simone: Woman of the Century
as Hafsia Hamdad
The Love
as Fatima Zahwani
Champion
as Gloria
Rebel
as Leila
Suicide Club
as Anita
Le voleur de nuits
as Claire Elgouarch
Hellhole
as Samira
Adam
as Abla
Mary Magdalene
as Susannah
Sofia
as Leila
Tel Aviv on Fire
as Tala
Lockdown
as Farah
Buğday
as Beatrice
Light Thereafter
as Soumaya
Lola Pater
as Malika
Catch the Wind
as Nadia
Ruby Is Dead
as Alice Tanner
Above the Law
as Lucie Tesla
Betelgeuse
as Sarah
My Revolution
as Samia
Goodbye Morocco
as Dounia
Rock the Casbah
as Kenza
The Marchers
as Kheira
Headwinds
as La mère de Yamine
Free Men
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Coriolanus
as First Citizen (Tamora)
Here
as Gadarine Nazarian
Tout le monde descend
as Leila El Fassi
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Amel Zeroual
Incendies
as Nawal
I Am Slave
as Haleema
Occupation
as Aliya Nabil
Bajo el mismo cielo
as Fathia
Sisters
as Angela Di Biaggio
Body of Lies
as Aisha's Sister Cala
Une chaîne pour deux
as Corinne
Echo
as Carole
24 Bars
as Helly
Strangers
as Rana Sweid
Paradise Now
as Suha
Changing Times
as Nadia
Exiles
as Naima
25 Degrees in Winter
as Loubna
Viva Algeria
as Goucem
Almost Peaceful
as Jacqueline
Aram
as Méliné
Far Away
as Sarah
Les siestes Grenadine
as Mabrouka
