Lubna Azabal
Born: 1973-08-15 in Bruxelles, Belgium
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Ardennes as Anna Charou
2024
- Rabia as Madame
- Maldoror as Mme Santos
- Somewhere in Love as Norah
- L'école des espions as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
- Amal as Amal
- Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes as Self - Actress
- Des blessures invisibles as Larivière
2023
- The Blue Caftan as Mina
- You Promised Me the Sea as Rabia
- For My Country as Nadia
2022
- The Love as Fatima Zahwani
- Rebel as Leila
- Simone: Woman of the Century as Hafsia Hamdad
- Champion as Gloria
2021
- Ganglands as Anissa
- Life Suits Me Well as Rita
- Suicide Club as Anita
2020
- Cheyenne & Lola as Rachida
2019
- The Traveller as Claire Elgouarch
- The Collapse as Sofia Desmarest
- Adam as Abla
- Hellhole as Samira
2018
- The Crimson Rivers as Sabrina Harel
- Mary Magdalene as Susannah
- The Little Drummer Girl as Fatmeh Al-Khadar
- A Bluebird in My Heart as Nadia
- Sofia as Leila
- Tel Aviv on Fire as Tala
- Lockdown as Farah
2017
- Buğday as Beatrice
- Light Thereafter as Soumaya
- Above the Law as Lucie Tesla
- Ruby Is Dead as Alice Tanner
- Catch the Wind as Nadia
- The Frozen Dead as Elizabeth Ferney
- Lola Pater as Malika
- Banking District as Luna
2016
- My Revolution as Samia
- Betelgeuse as Sarah
- Trepalium as Lisbeth
- Ustica: The Missing Paper as Valja
2015
- Accusé as Samia
2014
- The Honourable Woman as Atika Halibi
2013
- Goodbye Morocco as Dounia
- The Marchers as Kheira
- Rock the Casbah as Kenza
- Le Donne della Vucciria
2011
- Here as Gadarine Nazarian
- Headwinds as La mère de Yamine
- Coriolanus as First Citizen (Tamora)
- Free Men as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
- Tout le monde descend as Leila El Fassi
2010
- Incendies as Nawal
- Comme les 5 doigts de la main as Amel Zeroual
- I Am Slave as Haleema
2009
- Sisters as Angela Di Biaggio
- Occupation as Aliya Nabil
- Bajo el mismo cielo as Fathia
- Occupation as Aliya Nabil
2008
- Body of Lies as Aisha's Sister Cala
- Une chaîne pour deux as Corinne
2006
2005
- Paradise Now as Suha
2004
- Viva Algeria as Goucem
- Exiles as Naima
- Changing Times as Nadia
- 25 Degrees in Winter as Loubna
2003
2002
- Aram as Méliné
- A Day in the Life of French Cinema as Self
- Almost Peaceful as Jacqueline
2001
- Far Away as Sarah
1999
- Les siestes Grenadine as Mabrouka