Lubna Azabal
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 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.
Known For
Suha
Paradise Now
Aisha's Sister Cala
Body of Lies
Norah
Une vie rêvée
Carole
Echo
Jacqueline
Un monde presque paisible
Nadia
Les temps qui changent
Anita
Suicide Club
Sarah
Loin
Amel Zeroual
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Nawal
Incendies
Naima
Exils
La mère de Yamine
Des vents contraires
Haleema
I Am Slave
Sarah
Betelgeuse
Helly
24 mesures
Une minute de soleil en moins
Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Les hommes libres
Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
L'école des espions
Loubna
25 degrés en hiver
First Citizen (Tamora)
Coriolanus
Gadarine Nazarian
Here
Hafsia Hamdad
Simone, le voyage du siècle
Méliné
Aram
Nadia
Pour la France
Mina
أزرق القفطان
Rana Sweid
Zarim
Goucem
Viva Laldjérie
Dounia
Goodbye Morocco
Fatima Zahwani
El Houb
Kenza
Rock the Casbah
Rabia
L'air de la mer rend libre
Aliya Nabil
Occupation
Fathia
Bajo el mismo cielo
Kheira
La Marche
Amal
Amal: Un esprit libre
Madame
Rabia
Larivière
Des blessures invisibles
Gloria
Champion
Beatrice
Buğday
Tout le monde descend
Rita
بين الأمواج
Mabrouka
Les siestes Grenadine
Valja
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Samia
Ma révolution
Mme Santos
Le dossier Maldoror
Soumaya
Light Thereafter
Self - Actress
Joaquin Phoenix — Schauspieler der Extreme
Malika
Lola Pater
Susannah
Mary Magdalene
Corinne
Une chaîne pour deux
Angela Di Biaggio
Gamines
Nadia
Prendre le large
Alice Tanner
On l'appelait Ruby
Lucie Tesla
Tueurs
Nadia
A Bluebird in My Heart
Leila
Sofia
Samira
Hellhole
Tala
תל אביב על האש
Le Donne della Vucciria
Abla
آدم
Pure fiction
Farah
Lockdown
Leila
Rebel
Self
Un jour dans la vie du cinéma français
L'île des esclaves
Tomahawk Springs
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Female
Birthday
1973-08-15
Place of Birth
Bruxelles, Belgium
Also Known As
לובנה אזאבל