Cast
Lubna Azabal
Acting
Cast
Lubna Azabal
Known for
Acting
Born
1973-08-15
From
Bruxelles, Belgium
Also known as לובנה אזאבל, 루브나 아자발
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 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.
Incendies
as Nawal
Body of Lies
as Aisha's Sister Cala
Coriolanus
as First Citizen (Tamora)
Mary Magdalene
as Susannah
Here
as Gadarine Nazarian
Buğday
as Beatrice
Paradise Now
as Suha
Simone: Woman of the Century
as Hafsia Hamdad
The Blue Caftan
as Mina
Rebel
as Leila
Aram
as Méliné
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
A Bluebird in My Heart
as Nadia
Goodbye Morocco
as Dounia
Maldoror
as Mme Santos
Hellhole
as Samira
Above the Law
as Lucie Tesla
The Love
as Fatima Zahwani
For My Country
as Nadia
Lola Pater
as Malika
Tel Aviv on Fire
as Tala
Rock the Casbah
as Kenza
Rabia
as Madame
Almost Peaceful
as Jacqueline
24 Bars
as Helly
Far Away
as Sarah
Les siestes Grenadine
as Mabrouka
I Am Slave
as Haleema
Occupation
as Aliya Nabil
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Amel Zeroual
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actress
Ustica: The Missing Paper
as Valja
Strangers
as Rana Sweid
Light Thereafter
as Soumaya
Amal
as Amal
Hot Water
as Layla
Free Men
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Adam
as Abla
Changing Times
as Nadia
My Revolution
as Samia
Headwinds
as La mère de Yamine
Ruby Is Dead
as Alice Tanner
Exiles
as Naima
Somewhere in Love
as Norah
Malika
Life Suits Me Well
as Rita
Sisters
as Angela Di Biaggio
Viva Algeria
as Goucem
Une chaîne pour deux
as Corinne
The Marchers
as Kheira
You Promised Me the Sea
as Rabia
L'école des espions
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Catch the Wind
as Nadia
Tout le monde descend
as Leila El Fassi
25 Degrees in Winter
as Loubna
A Minute of Sun Less
Suicide Club
as Anita
L'île des esclaves
Sofia
as Leila
Des blessures invisibles
as Larivière
Une affaire turque
Champion
as Gloria
Lockdown
as Farah
Pure fiction
Bajo el mismo cielo
as Fathia
Echo
as Carole
Betelgeuse
as Sarah