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