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 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
2026
2025
- Ardennes as Anna Charou
2024
- Maldoror as Mme Santos
- Rabia as Madame
- Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes as Self - Actress
- Somewhere in Love as Norah
- Amal as Amal
- L'école des espions as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
- Des blessures invisibles as Larivière
2023
- The Blue Caftan as Mina
- For My Country as Nadia
- You Promised Me the Sea as Rabia
2022
- Simone: Woman of the Century as Hafsia Hamdad
- Rebel as Leila
- The Love as Fatima Zahwani
- 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
- The Little Drummer Girl as Fatmeh Al-Khadar
- Mary Magdalene as Susannah
- A Bluebird in My Heart as Nadia
- Tel Aviv on Fire as Tala
- Sofia as Leila
- Lockdown as Farah
2017
- Banking District as Luna
- The Frozen Dead as Elizabeth Ferney
- Above the Law as Lucie Tesla
- Lola Pater as Malika
- Catch the Wind as Nadia
- Buğday as Beatrice
- Light Thereafter as Soumaya
- Ruby Is Dead as Alice Tanner
2016
- Trepalium as Lisbeth
- Ustica: The Missing Paper as Valja
- Betelgeuse as Sarah
- My Revolution as Samia
2015
- Accusé as Samia
2014
- The Honourable Woman as Atika Halibi
2013
- Goodbye Morocco as Dounia
- Rock the Casbah as Kenza
- The Marchers as Kheira
- Le Donne della Vucciria
2011
- Coriolanus as First Citizen (Tamora)
- Here as Gadarine Nazarian
- Headwinds as La mère de Yamine
- Free Men as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
- Tout le monde descend as Leila El Fassi
2010
- Incendies as Nawal
- I Am Slave as Haleema
- Comme les 5 doigts de la main as Amel Zeroual
2009
- Occupation as Aliya Nabil
- Occupation as Aliya Nabil
- Bajo el mismo cielo as Fathia
- Sisters as Angela Di Biaggio
2008
- Body of Lies as Aisha's Sister Cala
- Une chaîne pour deux as Corinne
2006
2005
- Paradise Now as Suha
2004
- Exiles as Naima
- 25 Degrees in Winter as Loubna
- Changing Times as Nadia
- Viva Algeria as Goucem
2003
2002
- A Day in the Life of French Cinema as Self
- Almost Peaceful as Jacqueline
- Aram as Méliné
2001
- Far Away as Sarah
1999
- Les siestes Grenadine as Mabrouka