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.
★8.1
MOVIE2010
Incendies
as Nawal
★6.6
MOVIE2008
Body of Lies
as Aisha's Sister Cala
★6.3
MOVIE2018
Mary Magdalene
as Susannah
★6.9
MOVIE2005
Paradise Now
as Suha
★7.0
MOVIE1998
Pure fiction
★5.8
MOVIE2011
Coriolanus
as First Citizen (Tamora)
MOVIE2026
A Turkish case
as Faïza Benseddik
★5.9
MOVIE2017
Above the Law
as Lucie Tesla
★6.0
MOVIE2018
Lockdown
as Farah
MOVIE2026
Hot Water
as Layla
★5.0
MOVIE2011
Here
as Gadarine Nazarian
★7.0
MOVIE2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
★3.8
MOVIE2019
Hellhole
as Samira
★5.6
MOVIE2011
Free Men
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
★5.9
MOVIE2018
A Bluebird in My Heart
as Nadia
★10.0
MOVIE1999
Les siestes Grenadine
as Mabrouka
★7.0
MOVIE2019
Adam
as Abla
★6.1
MOVIE2004
Exiles
as Naima
★6.1
MOVIE2010
I Am Slave
as Haleema
★6.3
MOVIE2013
Rock the Casbah
as Kenza
★5.7
MOVIE2011
Headwinds
as La mère de Yamine
★5.8
MOVIE2007
Strangers
as Rana Sweid
★5.8
MOVIE2001
Far Away
as Sarah
★7.7
MOVIE2022
Rebel
as Leila
★7.9
MOVIE2022
Simone: Woman of the Century
as Hafsia Hamdad
★6.3
MOVIE2024
Maldoror
as Mme Santos
★5.8
MOVIE2017
Buğday
as Beatrice
★5.9
MOVIE2017
Catch the Wind
as Nadia
★7.2
MOVIE2023
The Blue Caftan
as Mina
MOVIE2011
Tout le monde descend
as Leila El Fassi
★5.7
MOVIE2002
Almost Peaceful
as Jacqueline
★6.2
MOVIE2023
For My Country
as Nadia
★6.6
MOVIE2022
Champion
as Gloria
★6.3
MOVIE2013
The Marchers
as Kheira
★5.6
MOVIE2004
Changing Times
as Nadia
★6.0
MOVIE2017
Lola Pater
as Malika
★5.0
MOVIE2016
Betelgeuse
as Sarah
★4.8
MOVIE2013
Goodbye Morocco
as Dounia
★6.3
MOVIE2021
Life Suits Me Well
as Rita
★5.5
MOVIE2016
Ustica: The Missing Paper
as Valja
★6.8
MOVIE2024
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actress
★7.7
MOVIE2024
Amal
as Amal
★6.8
MOVIE2018
Tel Aviv on Fire
as Tala
★5.4
MOVIE2017
Ruby Is Dead
as Alice Tanner
★6.3
MOVIE2002
Aram
as Méliné
★5.5
MOVIE2004
25 Degrees in Winter
as Loubna
★7.8
MOVIE2017
Light Thereafter
as Soumaya
★6.3
MOVIE2022
The Love
as Fatima Zahwani
★5.8
MOVIE2016
My Revolution
as Samia
★6.2
MOVIE2010
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Amel Zeroual
★6.5
MOVIE2024
Rabia
as Madame
★5.8
MOVIE2004
Viva Algeria
as Goucem
★6.3
MOVIE2024
Somewhere in Love
as Norah
★5.7
MOVIE2023
You Promised Me the Sea
as Rabia
★3.2
MOVIE2007
24 Bars
as Helly
★5.7
MOVIE2013
Le Donne della Vucciria
★2.0
MOVIE2009
Bajo el mismo cielo
as Fathia
★5.2
MOVIE2009
Sisters
as Angela Di Biaggio
★6.2
MOVIE2018
Sofia
as Leila
★6.6
MOVIE2024
Des blessures invisibles
as Larivière
MOVIE2008
Une chaîne pour deux
as Corinne
★7.8
MOVIE2009
Occupation
as Aliya Nabil
MOVIE2006
L'île des esclaves
★6.0
MOVIE2024
L'école des espions
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
★9.0
MOVIE2003
A Minute of Sun Less
MOVIE2026
Malika
★3.0
MOVIE2007
Echo
as Carole
★7.0
MOVIE2021
Suicide Club
as Anita