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 Awards.
Filmography
Malika
Malika
A Turkish Case
as Faïza Benseddik
A Turkish Case
as Faïza Benseddik
Rabia
as Madame
Rabia
as Madame
Maldoror
as Mme Santos
Maldoror
as Mme Santos
Somewhere in Love
as Norah
Somewhere in Love
as Norah
L'école des espions
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
L'école des espions
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Des blessures invisibles
as Larivière
Des blessures invisibles
as Larivière
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actress
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actress
Amal
as Amal
Amal
as Amal
You Promised Me the Sea
as Rabia
You Promised Me the Sea
as Rabia
The Blue Caftan
as Mina
The Blue Caftan
as Mina
For My Country
as Nadia
For My Country
as Nadia
Simone: Woman of the Century
as Hafsia Hamdad
Simone: Woman of the Century
as Hafsia Hamdad
Champion
as Gloria
Champion
as Gloria
Suicide Club
as Anita
Suicide Club
as Anita
Sofia
as Leila
Sofia
as Leila
Mary Magdalene
as Susannah
Mary Magdalene
as Susannah
A Bluebird in My Heart
as Nadia
A Bluebird in My Heart
as Nadia
Buğday
as Beatrice
Buğday
as Beatrice
Catch the Wind
as Nadia
Catch the Wind
as Nadia
Lola Pater
as Malika
Lola Pater
as Malika
Ruby Is Dead
as Alice Tanner
Ruby Is Dead
as Alice Tanner
Light Thereafter
as Soumaya
Light Thereafter
as Soumaya
My Revolution
as Samia
My Revolution
as Samia
The Marchers
as Kheira
The Marchers
as Kheira
Rock the Casbah
as Kenza
Rock the Casbah
as Kenza
Le Donne della Vucciria
Le Donne della Vucciria
Headwinds
as La mère de Yamine
Headwinds
as La mère de Yamine
Free Men
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Free Men
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Tout le monde descend
as Leila El Fassi
Tout le monde descend
as Leila El Fassi
Here
as Gadarine Nazarian
Here
as Gadarine Nazarian
Incendies
as Nawal
Incendies
as Nawal
I Am Slave
as Haleema
I Am Slave
as Haleema
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Amel Zeroual
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Amel Zeroual
Sisters
as Angela Di Biaggio
Sisters
as Angela Di Biaggio
Bajo el mismo cielo
as Fathia
Bajo el mismo cielo
as Fathia
Occupation
as Aliya Nabil
Occupation
as Aliya Nabil
Body of Lies
as Aisha's Sister Cala
Body of Lies
as Aisha's Sister Cala
Une chaîne pour deux
as Corinne
Une chaîne pour deux
as Corinne
24 Bars
as Helly
24 Bars
as Helly
Strangers
as Rana Sweid
Strangers
as Rana Sweid
Echo
as Carole
Echo
as Carole
L'île des esclaves
L'île des esclaves
Paradise Now
as Suha
Paradise Now
as Suha
Changing Times
as Nadia
Changing Times
as Nadia
Exiles
as Naima
Exiles
as Naima
25 Degrees in Winter
as Loubna
25 Degrees in Winter
as Loubna
Viva Algeria
as Goucem
Viva Algeria
as Goucem
A Minute of Sun Less
A Minute of Sun Less
Almost Peaceful
as Jacqueline
Almost Peaceful
as Jacqueline
Aram
as Méliné
Aram
as Méliné
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
Far Away
as Sarah
Far Away
as Sarah
Les siestes Grenadine
as Mabrouka
Les siestes Grenadine
as Mabrouka
Pure fiction
Pure fiction