- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 15, 1973
- Place of Birth
- Bruxelles, Belgium
Lubna Azabal
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 Awa…
Filmography
Malika
movieMalika
2026
movieA Turkish case
2026 · Faïza Benseddik
tvPompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston
2026 · Julia Felix
movieHot Water
2026 · Layla
tvArdennes
2025 · Anna Charou
movieRabia
2024 · Madame
movieMaldoror
2024 · Mme Santos
movieSomewhere in Love
2024 · Norah
movieL'école des espions
2024 · Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
movieDes blessures invisibles
2024 · Larivière
movieJoaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
2024 · Self - Actress
movieAmal
2024 · Amal
movieYou Promised Me the Sea
2023 · Rabia
movieThe Blue Caftan
2023 · Mina
movieFor My Country
2023 · Nadia
movieThe Love
2022 · Fatima Zahwani
movieSimone: Woman of the Century
2022 · Hafsia Hamdad
movieRebel
2022 · Leila
movieChampion
2022 · Gloria
movieLife Suits Me Well
2021 · Rita
movieSuicide Club
2021 · Anita
tvGanglands
2021 · Anissa
tvCheyenne & Lola
2020 · Rachida
tvThe Collapse
2019 · Sofia Desmarest
movieAdam
2019 · Abla
tvThe Traveller
2019 · Claire Elgouarch
movieHellhole
2019 · Samira
tvThe Crimson Rivers
2018 · Sabrina Harel
tvThe Little Drummer Girl
2018 · Fatmeh Al-Khadar
movieLockdown
2018 · Farah
movieSofia
2018 · Leila
movieTel Aviv on Fire
2018 · Tala
movieMary Magdalene
2018 · Susannah
movieA Bluebird in My Heart
2018 · Nadia
movieAbove the Law
2017 · Lucie Tesla
movieBuğday
2017 · Beatrice
tvBanking District
2017 · Luna
movieCatch the Wind
2017 · Nadia
movieLola Pater
2017 · Malika
movieRuby Is Dead
2017 · Alice Tanner
movieLight Thereafter
2017 · Soumaya
tvThe Frozen Dead
2017 · Elizabeth Ferney
movieBetelgeuse
2016 · Sarah
movieMy Revolution
2016 · Samia
movieUstica: The Missing Paper
2016 · Valja
tvTrepalium
2016 · Lisbeth
tvAccusé
2015 · Samia
tvThe Honourable Woman
2014 · Atika Halibi
movieThe Marchers
2013 · Kheira
movieRock the Casbah
2013 · Kenza
Le Donne della Vucciria
movieLe Donne della Vucciria
2013
movieGoodbye Morocco
2013 · Dounia
movieHeadwinds
2011 · La mère de Yamine
movieFree Men
2011 · Warba Shlimane alias Leila
movieTout le monde descend
2011 · Leila El Fassi
movieCoriolanus
2011 · First Citizen (Tamora)
movieHere
2011 · Gadarine Nazarian
movieIncendies
2010 · Nawal
movieI Am Slave
2010 · Haleema
movieComme les 5 doigts de la main
2010 · Amel Zeroual
movieSisters
2009 · Angela Di Biaggio
movieBajo el mismo cielo
2009 · Fathia
tvOccupation
2009 · Aliya Nabil
movieOccupation
2009 · Aliya Nabil
movieBody of Lies
2008 · Aisha's Sister Cala
movieUne chaîne pour deux
2008 · Corinne
movie24 Bars
2007 · Helly
movieStrangers
2007 · Rana Sweid
movieEcho
2007 · Carole
movieL'île des esclaves
2006
movieParadise Now
2005 · Suha
movieChanging Times
2004 · Nadia
movieExiles
2004 · Naima
movie25 Degrees in Winter
2004 · Loubna
movieViva Algeria
2004 · Goucem
movieA Minute of Sun Less
2003
movieAlmost Peaceful
2002 · Jacqueline
movieAram
2002 · Méliné
movieA Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002 · Self
movieFar Away
2001 · Sarah
movieLes siestes Grenadine
1999 · Mabrouka
moviePure fiction
1998
Malin Fors
tvMalin Fors
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