Lubna Azabal
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1973-08-15 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Bruxelles, Belgium
Lubna Azabal
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.
Acting
(2025)
Maldoror
as Mme Santos
(2024)
Rabia
as Madame
(2024)
Amal
as Amal
(2024)
Somewhere in Love
as Norah
(2024)
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actress
(2024)
Des blessures invisibles
as Larivière
(2024)
L'école des espions
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
(2023)
The Blue Caftan
as Mina
(2023)
For My Country
as Nadia
(2023)
You Promised Me the Sea
as Rabia
(2022)
Rebel
as Leila
(2022)
Simone: Woman of the Century
as Hafsia Hamdad
(2022)
The Love
as Fatima Zahwani
(2022)
Champion
as Gloria
(2021)
Life Suits Me Well
as Rita
(2021)
Suicide Club
as Anita
(2019)
Adam
as Abla
(2019)
Hellhole
as Samira
(2018)
Mary Magdalene
as Susannah
(2018)
Sofia
as Leila
(2018)
Tel Aviv on Fire
as Tala
(2018)
A Bluebird in My Heart
as Nadia
(2018)
Lockdown
as Farah
(2017)
Above the Law
as Lucie Tesla
(2017)
Lola Pater
as Malika
(2017)
Buğday
as Beatrice
(2017)
Light Thereafter
as Soumaya
(2017)
Ruby Is Dead
as Alice Tanner
(2017)
Catch the Wind
as Nadia
(2016)
My Revolution
as Samia
(2016)
Ustica: The Missing Paper
as Valja
(2016)
Betelgeuse
as Sarah
(2013)
Rock the Casbah
as Kenza
(2013)
The Marchers
as Kheira
(2013)
Goodbye Morocco
as Dounia
(2013)
(2011)
Coriolanus
as First Citizen (Tamora)
(2011)
Headwinds
as La mère de Yamine
(2011)
Here
as Gadarine Nazarian
(2011)
Free Men
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
(2011)
(2010)
Incendies
as Nawal
(2010)
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Amel Zeroual
(2010)
I Am Slave
as Haleema
(2009)
Bajo el mismo cielo
as Fathia
(2009)
Sisters
as Angela Di Biaggio
(2009)
Occupation
as Aliya Nabil
(2008)
Body of Lies
as Aisha's Sister Cala
(2008)
Une chaîne pour deux
as Corinne
(2007)
24 Bars
as Helly
(2007)
Echo
as Carole
(2007)
Strangers
as Rana Sweid
(2006)
(2005)
Paradise Now
as Suha
(2004)
Changing Times
as Nadia
(2004)
Viva Algeria
as Goucem
(2004)
Exiles
as Naima
(2004)
25 Degrees in Winter
as Loubna
(2003)
(2002)
Aram
as Méliné
(2002)
(2002)
Almost Peaceful
as Jacqueline
(2001)
Far Away
as Sarah
(1999)
Les siestes Grenadine
as Mabrouka
(1998)